Rizal Province directory, Volume I.

the Philippine Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the
Island of Guam.
Sec. 7. Until the final and complete withdrawal of American sovereignty over the Philippine Islands(1) Every duly ad3pted amendment to the constitution of the
government of the Ccmmonwealth of the Philippine Islands shall be
submitted to the President of the United States for approval. If the
President approves the amendment or if the President fails to disapprove
such amendment within six months from, the time of its submission, the
amendment shall take effect as a part of such constitution.
(2) The President of the United States shall have authority to
suspend the taking effect of the operation of any law, contract, or
executive order of the government of the Commonwealth of the Philippine
Islands, which in his judgment will result in a failure of the government
of the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands to fulfill its contracts, or
to meet its bonded indebtedness and interest thereon or to provide for its
sinking funds, or which seems likely to impair the reserves for the protection of the currency of the Philippine Islands, or which in his judgment
will violate international obligations of the United States.
(3) The chief executive of the Commonwealth of the Philippine
Islands shall make an annual report to the President and Congress of
the United States of the proceedings and operations of the government
of the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands and shall make such other
reports as the President or Congress may request.
(4) The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a United States high commissioner to the governmente of the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands who shall hold
office at the pleasure of the President and until his successor is appointed and qualified. He shall be known as the United States high
commissioner to the Philippine Islands. He shall be representative of
the President of the United States in the Philippine Islands and shall
be recognized as such by the government of the Commonwealth of the
Philippine Islands, by the commanding officers of the military forces
of the United States, and by all civil officials of the United States in
the Philippine Islands. He shall have access to all records of the government or any subdivision thereof, and shall be furnished by the chief
executive of the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands with such information as he shall request.
If the government of the commonwealth of the Philippine Islands
fails to pay any of its bonded or other indebtedness or the interest
thereon when due or to fulfill any of its contracts, the United States
high commissioner shall immediately report the facts to the President,
who may thereupon direct the high commissioner to take over the customs offices and administration of the same, administer the same, and
apply such part of the revenue received therefrom as may be necessary for the payment of such over-due indebtedness or for the fulfill165