Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Pecuniary Interest of Municipal Officials
Republic Act No. 383, enacted on June 17, 1949, amends Section 2176 of the Revised Administrative Code of 1917, addressing the pecuniary interests of municipal officials. It prohibits these officials from having any direct or indirect financial interest in municipal contracts or businesses, including licensed cockpits or games. However, it allows the Vice-Mayor and councilors to engage in national or provincial public works and receive compensation while not performing their council duties. The law aims to prevent conflicts of interest among municipal officers to ensure ethical governance.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 383
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 17, 1949
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 383
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN AS AMENDED
SECTION 1. Section twenty-one hundred and seventy-six of the Revised Administrative Code of nineteen hundred and seventeen, as amended, is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
"Sec. 2176. Inhibition against holding of pecuniary interest of municipal official, exceptions. — It shall be unlawful for a municipal officer to possess a pecuniary interest, either direct or indirect, in any municipal contract contract work, or other municipal business, or to hold such interest in any cockpit or other game licensed by municipal authority, but the Vice-Mayor when not acting as or performing the duties of the Mayor, and the councilors when not attending sessions of the council, may be employed in National or provincial public works within the province in which they reside and may receive compensation therefrom in addition to the 'per diems' authorized by section twenty-one hundred and eighty-seven of this Code." casia
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 17, 1949
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 45, No. 8, p. 3190 in August 1949
Cite This Law
Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Pecuniary Interest of Municipal Officials, Republic Act No. 383, Jun 17, 1949 (Philippines)
Amendment to Revised Administrative Code Re: Pecuniary Interest of Municipal Officials, Republic Act No. 383 (Phil. 1949)
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