REPUBLIC ACT No.

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AN ACT APPROPRIATING FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS TO DEFRAY THE
EXPENSES OF A STATE FUNERAL FOR MANUEL L. QUEZON AND FOR
THE ERECTION OF A MAUSOLEUM TO CONTAIN HIS REMAINS
WHEREAS, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, who died in the
United States during the war, dedicated his life and labors to the service of his
country;
WHEREAS, arrangements have been made in Washington, D.C. to transfer his
remains from the United States to his native land, the Philippines; Now,
therefore,
Section 1. The sum of fifty thousand pesos, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Philippine Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to defray the expenses of a state funeral for
Manuel L. Quezon, the late President of the Philippines, and for the erection of
a temporary mausoleum to contain the remains of the great leader.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: July 19, 1946