Act No. 179

: The main purpose of Act No. 179 is to provide for the registration and carriage of the official mail of certain public officials without charge from one point in the Philippine Islands to another.
: All Insular and provincial officials are entitled to have their official mail carried free of charge by the Postal Department.
: The official mail must be plainly marked with the words 'Official Mail,' and the official sending the mail must affix his official signature in writing or by stamp beneath this marking.
: Yes, upon the request of the official, the Postal Department shall register the official mail without charge.
: Such a person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not exceeding three hundred dollars.
: No, the Act specifically applies only to the official mail of Insular and provincial public officials.
: The official mail shall be carried free of charge from one point in the Philippine Islands to another.
: The Act took effect immediately upon its passage on July 24, 1901.
: Section 4 states that the public good requires the speedy enactment of this bill, and therefore its passage is expedited in accordance with the referenced procedural Act.
: Act No. 179 was enacted by the United States Philippine Commission under the authority of the President of the United States.