QuestionsQuestions (Act No. 1411)
It prohibits the exportation from the Philippine Islands of Philippine silver coins (coined by authority of the U.S. Act of Congress approved March 2, 1903) and bullion made by melting or otherwise mutilating such coins; attempted export after the Act’s passage is also covered.
Philippine silver coins coined by authority of the Act of Congress approved March 2, 1903, including bullion made by melting or otherwise mutilating those coins.
They are liable to forfeiture under due process of law.
One-third of the sum or value forfeited is payable to the informer upon whose information the seizure was made; the other two-thirds accrue to the Philippine Government and shall accrue to the gold-standard fund.
Yes. The prohibition does not apply to sums of twenty-five pesos or less carried by passengers leaving the Philippine Islands.
Exportation or attempted export contrary to law is declared a criminal offense punishable by a fine not to exceed ten thousand pesos, or imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both, at the court’s discretion.
Yes. Section 2 expressly covers both exportation and the attempt to export as a criminal offense.
Collectors of customs for the Philippine Islands.
It states enforcement shall be in accordance with Acts No. 355 (as amended), No. 864 (as amended), and No. 1405.
No. Section 3 provides that the seized and forfeited coins or bullion shall not be sold at auction.
They shall be paid into the Treasury of the Philippine Islands to the credit of the gold-standard fund.
The sum due to the informer is paid by the Treasurer from the gold-standard fund.
It takes effect on its passage; Section 1 also states it applies to exports attempted subsequent to the passage of the Act.
It states that the public good requires speedy enactment and therefore the passage is expedited in accordance with Section 2 of an Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission.
Act No. 1411 treats forfeiture as a consequence for prohibited export/attempt (with informer share), and independently declares export/attempt a criminal offense with possible fine and/or imprisonment, in addition to forfeiture.