Title
Establishment of Sibul Sanitarium, Bulacan
Law
Acts No. 1981
Decision Date
Apr 19, 1910
Act No. 1981 establishes a sanitarium in Sibul, Bulacan, providing service and accommodations for public officials and private parties, with a resident physician overseeing the management and improvements of the sanitarium and the construction and maintenance of wagon roads.
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Appointment and Duties of the Resident Physician

  • A resident physician at Sibul shall be appointed by the Governor-General, with the Philippine Commission's consent.
  • Salary is capped at 4,000 pesos annually.
  • The physician will manage the bathing establishment under the Director of Health's direction.
  • Duties include advising and providing free medical attendance to indigent patients.
  • The physician oversees sanitarium operations, supervises employees, and manages buildings, furniture, and supplies.
  • Pending establishment of a pharmacy, the physician handles medicines sent by the Director of Health.
  • The physician charges a minimum of fifty centavos for filled prescriptions.
  • All funds collected under this Act must be deposited into the Insular Treasury.

Improvements to Sibul and Immediate Works

  • Immediate improvements include:
    • Straightening esteros (canals or waterways).
    • Construction of a central park, public lavatory, and closets.
    • Opening and construction of streets.
    • Erection of a pavilion near the bathing establishment entrance.

Formation and Powers of the Managing Committee

  • A five-member committee is formed to oversee improvements:
    • Members include the Provincial Governor of Bulacan, the District Engineer, Municipal President of San Miguel de Mayumo, and two Governor-General appointees.
  • Committee initiatives require Governor-General's approval.
  • Powers include planning, street tracing and extension, managing property agreements, and expropriations within the reserved zone.
  • Vacancies on the committee filled by Governor-General appointments.
  • Decisions take effect only after Governor-General approval.

Road Control and Maintenance

  • The committee controls and maintains:
    • Wagon road from Baliuag to San Miguel.
    • Wagon road from San Miguel de Mayumo to Sibul.
  • Maintenance funds come from appropriations under this Act.
  • Provincial board resolution endorsed by the Governor-General is required to guarantee maintenance of the Baliuag to Polo road.

Appropriations and Funding

  • Fifty thousand pesos appropriated from Insular funds, in addition to unexpended funds from a prior act.
  • Total available funds: 100,000 pesos.
  • Sixty thousand pesos designated for sanitarium construction.
  • Forty thousand pesos reserved at committee discretion for other improvements.
  • The Governor-General authorized to allocate 50,000 pesos from available funds under a separate act.
  • The Director of Health may charge initial physician and employee expenses to the Bureau's contingent expenses.

Effectivity of the Act

  • The Act takes effect upon passage.
  • Compliance with Act Numbered Nineteen hundred and forty-five for immediate effect.
  • Enacted on April 19, 1910.

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