Assistant Auditor for auditing the accounts of the Department of Post-Offices, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of War, and whose duties shall be to audit all accounts of the islands. There is hereby created and shall be maintained the office of Treasurer of the Islands which shall be filled by the appointment thereto of an officer of the Regular Army of the United States. The Treasurer of the Islands shall receive and keep all moneys arising from the revenues of the islands, and shall disburse or transfer the same only upon warrants issued by the Auditor of the Islands and countersigned by the Governor General. All rules and instructions necessary to carry into effect the provisions of Executive Orders relating to said islands shall be issued by the Secretary of War. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Establishment of offices of auditor and treasurer for Porto Rico. EXECUTIVE ORDER. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, May 8, 1899. By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, I hereby order and direct that during the maintenance of the military government by the United States in the Island of Porto Rico and all islands in the West Indies east of the seventy-fourth degree, west ongitude, evacuated by Spain, there are hereby created and shall be maintained the offices of auditor of the islands; one assistant auditor for auditing the accounts of the department of customs, and one assistant auditor for auditing the accounts of the department of post-offices, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of War, and whose duties shall be to audit all accounts of the islands. There is hereby created and shall be maintained the office of treasurer of the islands, which shall be filled by the appointment thereto of an officer of the Regulir Army of the United States. The treasurer of the islands shall receive and keep all moneys arising from the revenues of the islands, and shall disburse or transfer the same only upon warrants issued by the auditor of the islands and ountersigned by the governor-general. All rules and instructions necessary to carry into effect the provisions of Executive orders relating to said islands shall be issued by the Secretary of War. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Clearance of vessels owned by citizens of Cuba. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, June 16, 1899. Offcers of the customs in the island of Cuba may authorize the clearance, unde a permit, for foreign ports or ports of the United States, of vessels owned prior to January 1, 1899, by residents of Cuba, and owned at the time of clearance by citizens of Cuba, under the distinctive signal and coasting permit of Cuba Such vessels may fly the American flag above the distinctive signal, sole for the purposes of indicating that the Government of the United States, pursant to treaty, has assumed and will discharge the obligations that may, unde international law, result from the fact of the occupation of Cuba for the protction of life and property. Ingranting such clearance under a permit, officers of the customs will advise masers or owners that the clearance under permit and the use of the flag of the United States hereby authorized do not confer upon such vessel any rights or rivileges which are conferred upon vessels of the United States by the stattes or treaties of the United States. Te rights and privileges of such a vessel as to entry, clearance, dues, charges, etc.,in foreign ports and in ports of the United States, will be determined by the aws of the country in which the port may be situated. Sch vessel, upon entry into a port of the United States, will be subject to the rovisions of sections 2497, 4219, and 4225 of the Revised Statutes, and such othe laws as may be applicable. Philippine Archipel collection district for An officer of the A of customs of the diction over the co The ports of Ilo San Luis d'Apra 1 entry with such o of the Secretary of the subports a the collection of the collector of transactions over entries of merch The Secretary and other employ The collectors Collector of the be taken in duple port by the Colle lectors at subport All questions: referred to the be no appeal ex Islands to the Est By virtue of Army and Navy the maintenance of Cuba and all west longitude, tained the offices the accounts of express in the most public manner his appreiation Shawn by the volunteers and regulars of the Lighth willing service through severe campaigns and attles sou, when under the terms of their enlistment they to discharge upon the ratification of the trety of act was noble and heroic. It will stand forth as an Nice and public consecration which have ever carac I sunil recommend to Congress that a special nedal the dilleers and soldiers of the Eighth Army Corps who auditing the ace dory voluntarily and enthusiastically for their courry WILLIAM MCKINEY the Islands, while of protection for vessels, Porto Rico. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Islands and count customs in the island of Porto Rico, ceded to the Laited All rules and a issue a certificate of protection entitling the vessel to "hich Executive orders otection and dag of the United States on the high sea and Tessel is owned by of the United States, residing in Porto Rico; Inhabitant of Porto Rico upon taking the oath of allegiare to Establishment of Pegto Rico before April 11, 1899, hitherto a subject of Sain, his allegiance to the Crown of Spain and taking the oath ofalleUnited States sur and the watch officers of vessel to which a certificate ofprood shall be citizens of the U States, or shall take the oah of By virtue of the States provided the general manding the frees Porto Rico may discretion pecial cases nive Army and Navy of the or in part maintenance of the tection shall the Philippine Archipe abilities and shall be maintained Consular Regulations of 1896 for American or foreign built vessels transferred abroad to citizens of the United States. 4. The form and manner of the issue of certificates of protection provided for in this order shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Certificate of protection for vessels, Philippine Islands. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, D. C., July 3, 1899. 1. Officers of the customs in the Philippine Islands, ceded to the United States by Spain, may issue a certificate of protection entitling the vessel to which it is issued to the protection and flag of the United States on the high seas and in ali ports, if the vessel is owned by (a) A citizen of the United States, residing in the Philippine Islands; (b) A native inhabitant of the Philippine Islands upon taking the oath of allegiance to the United States; (c) A resident of the Philippine Islands before April 11, 1899, hitherto a subject of Spain, upon abjuring his allegiance to the Crown of Spain and taking the oath of allegiance to the United States. 2. The master and the watch officers of a vessel to which a certificate of protection is issued shall be citizens of the United States, or shall take the oath of allegiance to the United States, provided that the General commanding the forces of the United States in the Philippines may in his discretion in special cases waive this requirement in whole or in part. 3. Such certificate of protection shall entitle the vessel to the same privileges and subject it to the same disabilities as are prescribed in Article XX of the Consular Regulations of 1896 for American or foreign built vessels transferred abroad to citizens of the United States. 4. The form and manner of the issue of certificates of protection provided for in this order shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Census of Cuba. To the People of Cuba: EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 17, 1899. The disorganized condition of your island resulting from the war and the absence of any generally recognized authority aside from the temporary military control of the United States have made it necessary that the United States should follow the restoration of order and peaceful industry by giving its assistance and supervision to the successive steps by which you will proceed to the establishment of an effective system of self-government. As a preliminary step in the performance of this duty I have directed that a census of the people of Cuba be taken and have appointed competent and disinterested citizens of Cuba as enumerators and supervisors. It is important for the proper arrangement of your new government that the information sought shall be fully and accurately given, and I request that by every means in your power you aid the officers appointed in the performance of their duties. Postal rates, insular possessions. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. NOTE. The text of Executive order of November 4, 1899, relative to postal rates on gifts or souvenirs forwarded through the mails by officers, soldiers, sailors and civil employees serving in Porto Rico, Cuba, Guam, the Philippine Islands and China, to members of their families in the United States and vice versa, is not obtainable. Under this order the Postmaster General issued Postal Order No. 718, November 10, 1899, which was revoked and substituted by the following postal orders: Order No. 623, July 12, 1900. Order No. 874, July 26, 1900. Order No. 395, March 30, 1901. Order No. 1283, November 19, 1902, amended by Order No. 1252, December 11, 1903. superseded by Order No. 551, June 2, 1904. This Executive order was revoked by Executive order of February 17, 1904. Quarantine service, Philippine Islands. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, January 3, 1900. To prevent the introduction of epidemic disease, it is ordered that the provisions of the act of Congress approved February 15, 1893, entitled "An act granting additional quarantine powers and imposing additional duties upon the Marine Hospital Service," and all rules and regulations heretofore or hereafter prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury under that act are to be given full force and effect in the Philippine Islands, in so far as they are applicable, and the following additional rules and regulations are hereby promulgated: The examination in ports of the Philippine Islands of incoming and outgoing vessels and the necessary surveillance over their sanitary condition as well as of cargo, passengers, crew, and of all personal effects, is vested in and will be conducted by the Marine Hospital Service, and medical officers of that Service will be detailed by the Secretary of the Treasury as quarantine officers at the ports of Manila and Iloilo immediately, and at other ports in the Philip pine Islands as soon as practicable or necessary. Quarantine officers shall have authority over incoming vessels, their wharfage and anchorage, in so far as is necessary for the proper enforcement of the quarantine regulations, including vessels of the Army transport service and noncombatant vessels of the navy. Collectors of Customs at ports of entry will not permit entry without quarantine certificates. Any vessel leaving any port in the Philippine Islands for any port in the United States, or its dependencies, shall obtain a bill of health from the quarantine officer, when such officer is on duty; said bill of health to correspond to the consular bill of health now required by Treasury Regulations; and the bill of health shall not be given to an outgoing vessel unless all quarantine regulations have been complied with. At ports where no medical officer is detailed the bills of health will be signed by the collector of customs or other officer to whom such duty has been legally delegated. Special regulations relating to the bills of health to be obtained by vessels of the U. S. Navy will be promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury. The medical officer detailed under this order as quarantine officer at the port of Manila shall be the chief quarantine officer for the Philippine Islands. It shall be his duty to make appointments and removals from the Service in the Philippines (subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury). and shall authorize necessary expenditures, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. The regulations for the government of the Marine Hospital Service shall, so far as practicable, have force and effect in the management of the quarantine service in the Philippine Islands. The expenses of the quarantine service will be charged against the revenues of the Islands, and a sum not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) in each fiscal year is hereby set aside from the revenues collected in said Islands for this purpose. The expenses shall be paid therefrom upon the certificate of a detailed quarantine officer, and upon the approval of the chief quarantine officer for the Philippine Islands. The chief quarantine officer shall render a report on the last day of each month to the Supervising Surgeon-General of the Marine Hospital Service, who will issue to him necessary instructions. The Epidemic Fund will be reimbursed from the revenues of the Islands for the cost of disinfecting appliances and materials ordered to be forwarded to the Islands prior to the date of this order. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Customs tariff and regulations, Cuba. EXECUTIVE ORDER. EXECUTIVE MANSION, March 31, 1990. By virtue of the authority vested in me as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States of America, I do hereby order and direct that the following tariff and duties shall be levied and collected in all ports and places in the island of Cuba and all islands in the West Indies west of the seventy fourth degree west longitude, evacuated by Spain, on and after June 15, 1900, and shall remain in force one year from the date of promulgation without change. All questions arising in the administration of the customs regulations shall be referred to the collector at the port of Habana for decision, and there shall be no appeal from such decision except in cases where the collector may find it expedient to ask for special instructions of the War Department on the points involved. Importers who are dissatisfied with the valuation or classification of merchandise as fixed by the collector of the port shall pay the duties imposed, but may file at the time of payment a written protest and appeal, stating briefly the value or classification which it is claimed should have been established. Said protest and appeal shall forthwith be transmitted by the collector through the chief of customs service, to the military governor of the island, who will review and either affirm, reverse or modify the action complained of. Necessary and authorized expenses for the administration of said tariff and regulations shall be paid from the collections thereunder. Accurate accounts of collections and expenditures shall be kept and rendered to the Secretary of War. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Instructions of the President to the Philippine Commission, April 7, 1900. EXECUTIVE MANSION, April 7, 1900. The SECRETARY OF WAR, Washington. SIR: In the message transmitted to the Congress on the 5th of December, 1899, I said, speaking of the Philippine Islands: "As long as the insurrection continues the military arm must necessarily be supreme. But there is no reason why steps should not be taken from time to time to inaugurate governments essentially popular in their form as fast as territory is held and controlled by our troops. To this end I am considering the advisability of the return of the commission, or such of the members thereof as can be secured, to aid the existing authorities and facilitate this work throughout the islands." To give effect to the intention thus expressed I have appointed Hon. William H. Taft, of Ohio; Prof. Dean C. Worcester, of Michigan; Hon. Luke I. Wright, of Tennessee; Hon. Henry C. Ide, of Vermont, and Prof. Bernard Moses, of California, commissioners to the Philippine Islands to continue and perfect the work of organizing and establishing civil government already commenced by the military authorities, subject in all respects to any laws which Congress may hereafter enact. The commissioners named will meet and act as a board, and the Hon. William H. Taft is designated as president of the board. It is probable that the transfer of authority from military commanders to civil officers will be gradual and will occupy a considerable period. Its successful accomplishment and the maintenance of peace and order in the meantime will require the most perfect cooperation between the civil and military authorities in the island, and both should be directed during the transition period by the same executive department. The commission will therefore report to the Secretary of War, and all their action will be subject to your approval and control. You will instruct the commission to proceed to the city of Manila, where they will make their principal office, and to communicate with the military governor of the Philippine Islands, whom you will at the same time direct to render to them every assistance within his power in the performance of their duties. Without hampering them by too specific instructions, they should in general be enjoined, after making themselves familiar with the conditions and needs of the country, to devote their attention in the first instance to the establishment of municipal governments, in which the natives of the islands, both in the cities and in the rural communities, shall be afforded the opportunity to manage their own local affairs to the fullest extent of which they are capable, and subject to the least degree of supervision and control which a careful study of their capacities and observations of the workings of native control show to be consistent with the maintenance of law, order, and loyalty. The next subject in order of importance should be the organization of government in the larger administrative divisions corresponding to counties, de |