Proclamation No. 7 (1913)

PROCLAMATIONS

By the Governor General of the Philippine Islands

Proclamation No. 7

Whereas Honorable W. Cameron Forbes, who has served as Governor-General of the Philippine Islands since Novem-ber twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and nine, and resigned on September first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, is leaving the Philippine Islands on the third day of September, nine-teen hundred and thirteen; and

Whereas the banking houses have agreed that negotiable paper which would be payable on the third of September, nineteen hundred and thirteen, if the same were not a holi-day, shall not be protested until sunset of September fourth, ninteen hundred and thirteen, and that they will receive moneys from the business community on said third day of September for safe-keeping, providing that such moneys shall not be taken up on the banks’ accounts until the fourth day of September:

Now, therefore, I, Newton W. Gilbert, Acting Governor- General of the Philippine Islands, by virtue of the author-ity in me vested by Act Numbered Eighteen hundred and eighteen, as amended, there being in my judgment sufficient reasons therefor, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, September third, nineteen hundred and thirteen, as a public holiday, in order that the people of the Philippine Islands may have an opportunity of showing their respect to our retiring Governor-General and taking part in the ceremonies incident to his departure.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Government of the Philippine Islands to be affixed.

Done at the city of Manila this second day of September, nineteen hundred and thirteen.

[SEAL. ] NEWTON W. GILBERT,

Acting Governor-General.

By the Governor-General:

F,. W. CARPENTER, Executive Secretary.