Amendment to the Civil Service Act
Act No. 47, enacted on November 12, 1900, amends the Civil Service Act by extending certain benefits to individuals fulfilling civil positions in the military government who are detailed from the U.S. military or naval service. It establishes that these individuals, upon receiving an honorable discharge, will automatically become civil servants in the positions they have held, exempt from competitive examinations, similar to protections granted to certain civilian employees. This amendment aims to recognize and integrate military personnel into civil service roles seamlessly. The act took effect immediately upon its passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 47
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 12, 1900
ACT NO. 47
AN ACT AMENDING THE CIVIL SERVICE ACT BY EXTENDING THE BENEFITS OF SECTION 22 OF SAID ACT TO CERTAIN PERSONS DISCHARGING THE DUTIES OF CIVIL POSITIONS IN THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT BY DETAIL FROM THE MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES
SECTION 1. The Civil Service Act is hereby amended, by adding thereto the following section to be known as section thirty:
"SEC. 30. A person who, when the Civil Service Board informs the Military Governor and the Commission of its readiness to certify an eligible list as provided in section twenty-five, is performing the duties of any of the executive positions described in section five by detail from the military or naval service of the United States shall, upon receiving an honorable discharge therefrom, become a civil servant holding the position, the duties of which he has been performing, with the same immunity from competitive examination as that secured to certain civilian employees by section twenty-two, subject, however, to the proviso of that section."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage. caITAC
ENACTED, November 12, 1900.
Cite This Law
Amendment to the Civil Service Act, Act No. 47, Nov 12, 1900 (Philippines)
Amendment to the Civil Service Act, Act No. 47 (Phil. 1900)
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