Amendment to Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code)
Act No. 4165, enacted on December 3, 1934, amends the Philippine Administrative Code by introducing a new section (1674-A) that establishes eight supervising districts for fiscals across the Philippine Islands. The Secretary of Justice is empowered to group provinces into these districts and designate a supervising fiscal from the provincial fiscals within each district. This supervising fiscal will oversee the work of provincial fiscals and assist in important cases, receiving additional compensation not exceeding one thousand pesos per annum. The act also appropriates ten thousand pesos from the Insular Treasury for the salaries and travel expenses of these supervising fiscals. The law took effect upon its approval.
Quick Answers
- What is Amendment to Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code) about?
- Act No. 4165, enacted on December 3, 1934, amends the Philippine Administrative Code by introducing a new section (1674-A) that establishes eight supervising districts for fiscals across the Philippine Islands. The Secretary of Justice is empowered to group provinces into these districts and designate a supervising fiscal from the provincial fiscals within each district. This supervising fiscal will oversee the work of provincial fiscals and assist in important cases, receiving additional compensation not exceeding one thousand pesos per annum. The act also appropriates ten thousand pesos from the Insular Treasury for the salaries and travel expenses of these supervising fiscals. The law took effect upon its approval.
- What type of law is Act No. 4165?
- Amendment to Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code) (Act No. 4165) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendment to Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code) enacted?
- Amendment to Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code) (Act No. 4165) was enacted on Dec 3, 1934.
- What is the citation for Amendment to Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code)?
- Amendment to Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code), Act No. 4165, Dec 3, 1934 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 4165
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 3, 1934
ACT NO. 4165
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, BY INSERTING BETWEEN SECTIONS ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR AND ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE, A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR (A), PROVIDING FOR THE DIVISION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS INTO EIGHT SUPERVISING DISTRICTS FOR FISCALS AND THE DESIGNATION OF SUPERVISING FISCALS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. The Administrative Code is hereby amended by inserting between sections one thousand six hundred and seventy-four and one thousand six hundred and seventy-five thereof, a new section to be known as section one thousand six hundred and seventy-four-A which shall read as follows:
"SEC. 1674-A. The Secretary of Justice is hereby authorized to group the provinces of the Philippine Islands into districts taking into account the means of transportation between them, and to designate for each district a supervising fiscal to be selected among the fiscals of the provinces within such district. Such supervising fiscal shall, in addition to his duties as provincial fiscal of his province, and subject to the direction and control of the said Secretary of Justice, exercise supervision over the work of the provincial fiscals within his district and shall render assistance to any one of them in cases of special importance. The supervising fiscal so designated shall receive in addition to his salary as provincial fiscal, the provisions of section two hundred and fifty-nine of this Code to the contrary notwithstanding, such compensation, to be paid out of Insular funds, as the Secretary of Justice may determine, not to exceed one thousand pesos per annum."
SECTION 2. The sum of ten thousand pesos, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Insular Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the salaries of supervising fiscals and for their traveling expenses as such to be disbursed by the Secretary of Justice.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, December 3, 1934.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code), Act No. 4165, Dec 3, 1934 (Philippines)
Amendment to Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code), Act No. 4165 (Phil. 1934)
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