Key Acts Concerning Public Welfare and Administration
- Acts include provisions for immunization of animals to prevent diseases like rinderpest.
- Regulations on government procurement and inspections.
- Criminal law reforms include allowing credit for preventive imprisonment.
- Land title settlement processes with cost assessments and exemptions.
- Reorganization and regulation of public offices such as notaries and agricultural cooperatives.
Legal and Judicial Matters
- Authorization of attorney consultation rights for detainees at any time.
- Amendments to laws regulating motor vehicle traffic, court organization, and civil procedure.
- Provisions for the salaries and duties of justices of the peace in designated provinces.
- Procedures for appeals in property restitution cases.
Economic and Commercial Regulations
- Laws cover leasing of public lands and foreshore for commercial purposes.
- Establishment of a Coconut Products Board to enhance agro-industry.
- Regulations on the sale of corporate shares and securities.
- Acts relating to taxation such as inheritance taxes.
- Acts fostering local industries including handicrafts and tobacco production.
Environmental and Agricultural Provisions
- Establishment and maintenance of agricultural nurseries by provincial and municipal authorities.
- Acts directing reforestation funding and forest land use permits.
- Authorization for stimulation and aid to agriculture.
Public Service and Institutional Development
- Creation of public institutions such as the Philippine National Bank and the Philippine Red Cross.
- Consolidation of various libraries into the Philippine Library and Museum.
- Establishment of Philippine Constabulary officer academy.
- Laws relating to labor benefits such as retirement gratuities and vacation leave allowances.
Water Rights and Irrigation Laws for Mindanao and Sulu
- Application of laws regarding appropriation, registration, and use of public waters.
- Government and private construction and regulation of irrigation systems.
- Repeal of old irrigation law with provisions for ongoing pending applications.
Special Provincial Government and Judicial Adjustments
- Acts requiring provincial board resolutions in special provinces to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior.
- Amendments to court schedules and jurisdictions in the Mountain Province.
- Reorganization of Nueva Vizcaya’s provincial board incorporating election provisions.
Amendments and Repeals
- Repeal of prior legal rate of interest law replacing it with a new framework.
- Amendments easing penalties for delinquent personal cedula tax payments.
- Adjustments to legal procedures and taxation deadlines in areas devastated by natural disasters.
Financial and Appropriations Provisions
- Extensions of laws involving appropriations do not authorize the use of additional Insular funds.
- Specific appropriations include funds for primary education, early infancy protection, reforestation, and waterworks construction reimbursements.
Effectivity
- The Act took effect immediately upon its passage on March 27, 1916.