Chapter 454. To extend certain provisions of the Revised Statutes of the United States to the Philippine Islands
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CHAP. 454.— An Act To extend certain provisions of the Revised Statutes of the United States to the Philippine Islands. February 6, 1905. [[H. R. 17646](/us/bill/58/hr/17646).] [[Public, No. 44](/us/pl/58/44).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Philippine Islands. Extradition provisions extended to. [R. S., secs. 5270–5277, pp. 1021, 1022](/us/rs/s5270–5277/pp1021/1022). That the provisions of sections fifty-two hundred and seventy, fifty-two hundred and seventy-one, fifty-two hundred and seventy-two, fifty-two hundred and seventy-three, fifty-two hundred and seventy-four, fifty-two hundred and seventy-five, fifty-two hundred and seventy-six, and fifty-two hundred and Vol. 22, p. 215. seventy-seven of the Revised Statutes (as amended by the Act approved August third, eighteen hundred and eighty-two), so far as applicable, shall-apply to the Philippine Islands for the arrest and removal therefrom of any fugitives from justice charged with the commission within the jurisdiction of any foreign government of any of the crimes provided for by treaty between the United States and such foreign nation, and for the delivery by a foreign government of any person accused of crime Arrest. committed within the jurisdiction of the Philippine Islands.
Such fugitive from justice of a foreign country may, upon warrant duly issued by any judge or magistrate of the Philippine Islands, and agreeably to the usual mode of process against offenders therein, be arrested and brought before such judge or magistrate, who shall proceed in the matter in accordance with the provisions of the Revised Statutes hereby *Proviso*. Warrant issued by governor. [R. S., sec. 5272, p. 1021](/us/rs/s5272/p1021). made applicable to the Philippine Islands: *Provided*, That for the purposes of this section the order or warrant for delivery of a person committed for extradition prescribed by section fifty-two hundred and seventy-two of the Revised Statutes shall be issued by the governor of the Philippine Islands under his hand and seal of office, and not by the Secretary of State.
Sec. 2. Escape of prisoners. [R. S., secs. 5409, 5410, pp. 1047, 1048](/us/rs/s5409/5410/pp1047/1048). That the provisions of sections fifty-four hundred and nine and fifty-four hundred and ten of the Revised Statutes are hereby made applicable to proceedings in extradition from the Philippine Vol. 32, p. 806. Islands, either to the United States under an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the removal of persons accused of crime to and from the Philippine Islands for trial,” approved February ninth, nineteen hundred and three, or to foreign countries under the provisions of this Act.
Approved, February 6, 1905.