No. 26, approved March 7, 1912; Provided, That physicians who are insular or municipal officers shall perform free of charge this service, when they be required to perform such services by the court, $500; in all, $14,246. Total, Municipal Courts, $114,246. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. Salaries, Civil Service Commission: Chairman and Examiner, $2,700; per diem for two members of the Commission at the rate of $5 per capita for each meeting they attend not exceeding five meetings per month, $600; chief clerk and assistant examiner, $1,300; file clerk, $720; clerk, $480; messenger, $360; in all, $6,160. For printing, telephone, telegrams, postage, freight and other incidental expenses, $760; in all, $760. Total, Civil Service Commission, $6,920. MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURES. Subvention to the "Liga Anti-Tuberculosa de Puerto Rico," to be paid in twelve parts, for the maintenance of its hospital and sanatorium and for the prevention of tuberculosis in Porto Rico, $10,000; subvention to the "Liga Anti-Tuberculosa de Ponce," payable in twelve equal parts, per annum, $4,000; subvention to the Ponce Asylum for Orphans, payable in one-twelfth parts, $1,200; relief of the minor children of Román Baldorioty de Castro, in accordance with the Act of March 12, 1903, $166.68; pension for Dr. Agustín Stahl, $1,200; appropriation of one hundred dollars a month for the support of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum established at San Juan, P. R., for the fiscal year 1915-16, $1,200; subvention to Miss Margarita Callejo, to enable her to continue her musical studies at Milan, payable quarterly in advance, $500; for the expenses incident to conducting a survey of the natural resources of Porto Rico and the collection of exhibits thereof in cooperation with the New York Academy of Science, $5,000; in all, $23,266.68. Total, Miscellaneous Expenditures, $23,266.68. Section 2.-The Auditor of Porto Rico is hereby authorized to allow payment of extra compensation to such employees of the Insular Government, including the Executive Council and the House of Delegates as may have been or as may hereafter be employed on work pertaining to the Legislative Assembly or commissions or committees thereof, at the rate not to exceed seventy-five cents per hour, to be paid from available and appropriate appropriations of said bodies. Section 3.-That from the appropriation of $10,000 to cover the expenses of the "Economy Commission' created under Joint Resolution No. 1, approved January 28, 1914, there shall be paid to each member of said commission not receiving a fixed salary from the Insular Government, traveling expenses and a per diem of ten dollars for each day's session of said commission, while the Legislative As sembly is not in session; Provided, That the provisions of this and the preceding Section shall take effect immediately upon the approval of this Act. Section 4.When, in the opinion of the Governor, the interests of the public. service require it he may authorize transfers from appropriations provided for any particular department of the Insular Government to other appropriations provided for the same department and may also in like manner authorize transfers from one subhead of appropriations to another sub-head; Provided, That no new offices shall be created nor any changes in salaries or rates of compensation made except such as may be approved by the Economy Commission and the Governor of Porto Rico; And provided, further, That the Commission of Economy and Efficiency created by Joint Resolution No. 1, approved January 28, 1914, is hereby continued for and during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1916. Section 5.-All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved, March 11, 1915. [J. R. No. 1.] JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE TIME WITHIN WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MAY SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR OF PORTO RICO FOR APPROVAL, A GENERAL PLAN OF SECONDARY RAILROADS. WHEREAS, An Act entitled "An Act providing for secondary railroads subventioned by The People of Porto Rico," approved March 27, 1914, at Section 4, provides that "the Executive Council shall form a general plan of secondary railroads, which it shall complete and submit to the Governor of Porto Rico for approval prior to December 1, 1914;" WHEREAS, The Executive Council was unable to complete its study of the general plan of secondary railroads and submit the same to the Governor of Porto Rico on the date fixed in the said Act; Now, THEREFORE, Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico: Section 1.-That the date fixed in section 4 of an Act entitled "An Act providing for secondary railroads subventioned by The People of Porto Rico," be and hereby is changed to May 1, 1915. Section 2.-All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Section 3.-That this Act shall take effect upon its approval. [J. R. No. 2.] JOINT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE TREASURER OF PORTO RICO TO PAY A CERTAIN JUDGMENT ENTERED AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF PORTO RICO IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR PORTO RICO, AND TO PAY A CLAIM OF MESSRS. BALSEIRO AND GIORGETTI, AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SUCH PURPOSES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, On November 18, 1909, The People of Porto Rico was declared, by the District Court for the Judicial District of San Juan, entitled to take for the benefit of the University of Porto Rico the goods and chattels and lands of one Eliza Kortright, who died without lawful heirs; which lands were taken possession of by The People of Porto Rico; and WHEREAS, On April 22, 1912, a judgment was rendered, in the District Court of the United States for Porto Rico, in favor of one Bonocio Ramos, decreeing that the said Bonocio Ramos was entitled to a certain portion of the said land, and assessing damages to the said Ramos in the amount of six thousand ($6,000) dollars, with interest at six per cent, from the date of the judgment (April 22, 1912), and costs; and WHEREAS, This judgment in the District Court of the United States. for Porto Rico was affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States, on the 16th day of March, 1914 (232 U. S., 627); and WHEREAS, The said Ramos is entitled to a further amount of six hundred and thirty-six and 97/100 dollars ($636.97), as damages from the date of the entry of the said judgment to the time that he was placed in possession of the land recovered in the said action; and WHEREAS, In pursuance of the mandate of the Supreme Court of the United States, an execution was issued out of the District Court of the United States for Porto Rico on behalf of the plaintiff in the said action for the amount of such judgment and costs, and a supplemental execution was issued for the amount of the said damages sustained by the plaintiff for the detention of his lands from the date of the original judgment in the District Court of the United States for Porto Rico until he was put in possession of the said portion of the said tract of land, and a levy was made on the other tracts of land which were escheated to The People of Porto Rico from the estate of Eliza Kortright; and WHEREAS, The District Court of the United States for Porto Rico granted an order staying the execution until March 1, 1915, in order to give The People of Porto Rico an opportunity to appropriate funds to pay the judgment; and WHEREAS, The lands which were levied upon are of a value greatly in excess of the amount of said judgment, interest, costs and damages, and if they were sold at a forced sale upon execution would result in injury to The People of Porto Rico; and WHEREAS, The Governor of Porto Rico, in order to prevent the property being sold on execution, has paid, from the appropriation "Miscellaneous expenditures, subject to the approval of the Governor," ninety-four and 15/100 dollars ($94.15), costs arising out of the said judgment of the District Court of the United States for Porto Rico, and further paid the sum of seven hundred ($700) dollars, in partial satisfaction of the said judgment; and WHEREAS, Messrs. Balseiro and Giorgetti also have a claim against The People of Porto Rico, arising out of the fact that they had leased from the estate of Eliza Kortright a portion of the land acquired by The People of Porto Rico from the said Eliza Kortright, which portion of the land was recovered by Bonocio Ramos, on March 19, 1909, before the expiration of the said lease, and they were evicted. from the said portion of the land leased by them, and by reason of such eviction have sustained damages for the loss of certain crops. which had been planted, and certain expenses in connection with the planting of said crops; and WHEREAS, The amount of the damages suffered by Messrs. Balseiro and Giorgetti amount reasonably to the sum of three thousand six hundred sixty-eight and 56/100 dollars ($3,668.56); and WHEREAS, The said firm of Balseiro and Giorgetti is willing to release The People of Porto Rico from all claims arising out of their said lease for the said sum of three thousand six hundred sixty-eight and 56/100 dollars ($3,668.56), without interest; NOW, THEREFORE, Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico: Section 1. That the sum of twelve thousand ($12,000) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, to make a repayment of the said amount of seven hundred ninety-four and 15/100 dollars ($794.15) to the appropriation entitled "Miscellaneous expenditures, subject to the approval of the Governor,' 1914-15, and to pay the said judgment with interest, damages and costs, and to pay the said claim of Messrs. Balseiro and Giorgetti, and the Treasurer of Porto Rico be and he is hereby authorized to make payment of said sums out of any money in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated; Provided, That the payment shall be made by the Treasurer of Porto Rico upon due receipts to be approved by the Attorney General of Porto Rico, upon warrants signed by the Auditor of Porto Rico, countersigned by the Governor of Porto Rico. Section 2. All laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Approved, March 2, 1915. [J. R. No. 3.] JOINT RESOLUTION TO REIMBURSE JOSE ROMAGUERA, OF PONCE, IN THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE DOLLARS AND SEVEN CENTS ($251.07) PAID TO THE COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE OF PONCE FOR ACCOUNT OF THE ROMAGUERA PASTILLO COMPANY. WHEREAS, Through an involuntary error of the cashier of José Romaguera, there was collected from the private funds of José Romaguera the sum of two hundred and fifty-one dollars and seven cents as taxes, which sum was a liability only against the corporation, The Romaguera Pastillo Company, as shown by receipt No. 369, asst. 587; WHEREAS, Payment of said sum was made on May 27, 1913, and the corporation. The Romaguera Pastillo Company, was dissolved the year before; WHEREAS, This amount was not due from José Romaguera, and he demanded return of the said sum erroneously paid to The People of Porto Rico from the Treasurer of Porto Rico, which reimbursement the Treasurer cannot make unless the case is provided for by the Legislative Assembly; NOW, THEREFORE, Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico: Section 1.-That the Treasurer of Porto Rico is hereby authorized to reimburse José Romaguera in the sum of two hundred and fiftyone dollars and seven cents paid from his private funds, as shown by receipt No. 369, assessment 587, to the collector of internal revenue of Ponce on May 27, 1913. Section 2. That the sum of two hundred and fifty-one dollars and seven cents is hereby appropriated from any funds in the Treasury of Porto Rico not otherwise appropriated for the purpose of making the reimbursement referred to. Section 3.-That all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 4.-That this Act shall take effect upon its approval. [J. R. No. 4.]. JOINT RESOLUTION TO REIMBURSE THE SECRETARY OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT FOR THE MCNICIPAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF FAJARDO, PORTO RICO, IN THE SUM OF TWENTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND THIRTY CENTS, TWICE PAID INTO THE INSULAR TREASURY IN THE SAME MATTER AND FOR THE SAME REASON. WHEREAS, On March 25, 1913, Sandalio Merced was sentenced by the Municipal Court of Fajardo, Porto Rico, on a charge of disturb |