Law on Official Gazette Publication

The editor of the Official Gazette is appointed by the Civil Governor with the consent of the Philippine Commission.
The editor's salary is set at 1,800 U.S. dollars per annum, payable monthly.
The editor may appoint two clerks, each earning up to 600 U.S. dollars per annum.
The editor must give a bond to the Government of the Philippine Archipelago with surety approved by the Insular Treasurer.
Duties include receiving, collecting, and preparing laws, orders, decisions, and public documents for publication; managing subscriptions; collecting subscription payments; distributing copies; publishing a semi-annual index; and performing other duties as directed by the Secretary of Public Instruction.

The Official Gazette is published weekly in two separate parts: one in English and one in Spanish.
Each part contains all legislative acts and public resolutions from the Insular Legislature, executive orders, Supreme Court and Court of Customs Appeals decisions or abstracts, and other official documents.
The Secretary of Public Instruction has the authority to designate and approve documents for publication.

Subscription rate is six U.S. dollars per year, payable in advance.
Single copies are sold at fifteen cents each.
Each provincial and municipal government must subscribe to at least one copy, paid from their public funds, for official reference and safekeeping.
Additional copies may be subscribed to for distribution among government officers.
Specific government officials and offices receive one copy weekly, which remains government property and must be transferred to successors upon office turnover.

The Act's passage was expedited pursuant to existing legislative procedures to serve the public good.
The Act took effect immediately upon its passage on September 2, 1902.