Composition of the Insular Government Bureaus
- Enumerates the Bureaus included in the Insular Government such as Executive Bureau, Civil Service, Health, Lands, Science, Agriculture, Forestry, Quarantine, Weather, Constabulary, Public Works, Navigation, Posts, Port Works, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Justice, Audits, Customs, Internal Revenue, Treasury, Education, Supply, Prisons, Printing, and Cold Storage.
Executive Bureau
- Composed of one chief (Executive Secretary) and two assistants appointed by the Governor-General with Philippine Commission consent.
- Performs duties related to Official Gazette publication, provincial treasurers' supervision, translations, and official reports such as Supreme Court decisions.
- Abolishes Bureau of Archives and Bureau of Patents, Copyrights, and Trade-Marks; forms a division under Executive Bureau.
- Supervises and approves appointments and assessments related to provincial offices.
Bureau of Civil Service
- Headed by a Director and two Assistant Directors, appointed similarly.
- Performs duties previously assigned to the Philippine Civil Service Board.
- Salaries fixed, with transitional provisions for existing incumbents.
Bureau of Health
- Directed by a qualified physician and assistant, overseeing public health and sanitation in prisons.
- Philippine Civil Hospital and Civil Sanitarium merged as divisions within the Bureau.
- Has authority to modify local health ordinances affecting public health outside Manila.
- Veterinary division transferred to Bureau of Agriculture but retains health-related inspection roles.
- Abolishes the Board of Health; transfers its duties to the Director of Health.
Bureau of Lands
- Led by Director and Assistant Director with defined duties and salaries.
- Performs duties of the former Bureau of Public Lands.
Bureau of Science
- Comprises a Director and a chief of the Biological Laboratory.
- Abolishes the Mining Bureau; constitutes it as the Division of Mines under the Bureau of Science.
- Charges for supplies and services are payable and credited as repayments to appropriations.
Bureau of Agriculture
- Headed by Director and Assistant Director.
- Assumes control of the veterinary division as part of the Division of Animal Industry.
- Performs existing agricultural duties.
Bureau of Forestry
- Led by a Director with established salary.
- Allows residents to harvest certain forest products for personal use without license for five years, restricting sale or export.
- Transfers timber measurement and revenue functions to Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Bureau of Quarantine Service
- Administered by U.S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service with duties as prescribed by law.
Weather Bureau
- Led by a Director with assistants and a secretary.
- Performs existing meteorological duties.
Bureau of Constabulary
- Headed by Director and assistant chiefs, including U.S. Army officers with specific ranks and pay adjustments.
- Transfers commissary depot to Bureau of Supply and telegraph division to Bureau of Posts.
Bureau of Public Works
- Directed by Director and Assistant Director with established salaries.
- Incorporates the Bureau of Architecture and Construction of Public Buildings as a division.
- Responsible for maintenance and assignment of public buildings.
Bureau of Navigation
- Comprises Director and Assistant Director.
- Provides water transportation services upon requisition and supervises launches and floating equipment.
Bureau of Posts
- Has Director, Assistant Director, and two Superintendents for Postal and Telegraph Divisions.
- Controls mail, postal, telegraph, and telephone services.
- Establishes and regulates offices, staff, and expenses.
- Repeals previous act and mandates payment for government communications from 1906.
Bureau of Port Works
- Led by Director with duties aligned to Port Works functions.
Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey
- Administered under the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Department with prescribed duties.
Bureau of Justice
- Composed of Attorney-General, Solicitor-General, Assistant Attorney-General and assistant attorneys with fixed salaries.
- Attorney-General takes on functions related to estates of deceased U.S civilian employees and administers their estates.
- Ensures legal accountability.
Bureau of Audits
- Directed by Insular Auditor and Deputy Auditor appointed by Secretary of War with Philippine approval.
- Performs duties under the Accounting Act.
Bureau of Customs
- Headed by Insular Collector, Deputy Collector, Special Deputy Collector, and Surveyor.
- Salaries prescribed with incumbent protections.
- Performs customs and immigration duties.
Bureau of Internal Revenue
- Led by Collector and Deputy Collector.
- Collector also acts as City Assessor and Collector for Manila.
- Division of Assessments and Collections established for Manila.
- City reimburses government for collection costs, effective 1906.
Bureau of the Treasury
- Directed by Insular Treasurer and Assistant, appointed by Secretary of War.
- Transfers some provincial treasurer oversight to Executive Bureau.
- Attorney-General assumes certain treasury duties.
- Currency Division abolished and new Division of Disbursements established.
Bureau of Education
- Consists of Director and two assistants.
- Abolishes Bureau of Ethnological Survey and American Circulating Library as separate entities and merges into the Bureau as divisions.
Bureau of Supply
- Consists of Purchasing Agent and Assistant.
- Takes over supply store related to Constabulary.
- Performs duties of former Purchasing Agent Bureau.
Bureau of Prisons
- Led by Director and Assistant Director.
- Oversees all Insular and provincial prisons.
- City of Manila and provinces pay actual costs for prisoner maintenance.
- Governor-General empowered to designate prisons and penal settlements.
Bureau of Printing
- Directed by Director and Assistant Director.
- Responsible for uniformity and cost reduction in printing.
- Collects payment for printing services and publication distributions.
- Handles distribution of Official Gazette and other government publications.
Bureau of Cold Storage
- Led by Director with defined salary.
- Performs duties related to cold storage and ice plant.
Executive Control of Departments and Bureaus
- Governor-General controls Executive Bureau and Civil Service.
- Department of the Interior oversees bureaus related to health, lands, science, agriculture, forestry, quarantine, and weather.
- Department of Commerce and Police supervises Constabulary, public works, navigation, posts, port works, and coast and geodetic survey.
- Department of Finance and Justice manages justice, audits, customs, internal revenue, treasury, and Manila city.
- Department of Public Instruction handles education, supply, prisons, printing, and cold storage.
- Executive Departments exercise authority under Governor-General's supervision.
Appointment and Official Duties
- Officers appointed by Governor-General with consent may administer oaths without compensation, only in official matters.
- Temporary vacancy management provided by head of Department.
- Costs for official cablegrams charged to requesting government entities.
- U.S. Army/Navy officers detailed to posts receive only salary differences with military pay.
- Other employees' salaries provided by appropriations and paid monthly.
Repeals and Effective Date
- Repeals conflicting laws.
- Act takes effect on November 1, 1905.
- Allows continuity of employment under existing appropriations pending new fiscal acts.