Amendments to Act No. 175 Re: Change of Name of Insular Constabulary to Philippines Constabulary
Act No. 255, enacted on October 3, 1901, amends Act No. 175 by changing the name of the Insular Constabulary to the Philippines Constabulary. It establishes a Section of Information under the Chief of the Philippines Constabulary, detailing the positions and salaries for various officers and staff within the section. The Chief is authorized to appoint a Superintendent, inspectors, special detectives, a draftsman, and a clerk, along with an armorer and gunsmith. The Act emphasizes the urgency of its passage for public good and becomes effective immediately upon enactment.
Quick Answers
- What is Amendments to Act No. 175 Re: Change of Name of Insular Constabulary to Philippines Constabulary about?
- Act No. 255, enacted on October 3, 1901, amends Act No. 175 by changing the name of the Insular Constabulary to the Philippines Constabulary. It establishes a Section of Information under the Chief of the Philippines Constabulary, detailing the positions and salaries for various officers and staff within the section. The Chief is authorized to appoint a Superintendent, inspectors, special detectives, a draftsman, and a clerk, along with an armorer and gunsmith. The Act emphasizes the urgency of its passage for public good and becomes effective immediately upon enactment.
- What type of law is Act No. 255?
- Amendments to Act No. 175 Re: Change of Name of Insular Constabulary to Philippines Constabulary (Act No. 255) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendments to Act No. 175 Re: Change of Name of Insular Constabulary to Philippines Constabulary enacted?
- Amendments to Act No. 175 Re: Change of Name of Insular Constabulary to Philippines Constabulary (Act No. 255) was enacted on Oct 3, 1901.
- What is the citation for Amendments to Act No. 175 Re: Change of Name of Insular Constabulary to Philippines Constabulary?
- Amendments to Act No. 175 Re: Change of Name of Insular Constabulary to Philippines Constabulary, Act No. 255, Oct 3, 1901 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 255
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 3, 1901
ACT NO. 255
AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE BY CHANGING THE NAME OF THE INSULAR CONSTABULARY TO THE PHILIPPINES CONSTABULARY AND PROVIDING FOR A SECTION OF INFORMATION
SECTION 1. Section one of Act Numbered One hundred and seventy-five is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the words "which shall be known as the Philippines Constabulary" and by substituting for the word "Insular" wherever it occurs in the succeeding sections of said Act the word "Philippines."
SECTION 2. The Chief of Philippines Constabulary is hereby authorized and directed to organize a Section of Information, which shall be under his immediate direction and control and shall consist of one Superintendent of Section, who shall be appointed by the Chief and shall receive an annual salary of two thousand five hundred dollars, payable monthly; one second-class inspector, one third-class inspector, and one fourth-class inspector, who shall be paid as provided in said Act Numbered One hundred and seventy-five, and two special detectives, who shall be paid six hundred dollars per annum each; one draftsman, who shall be paid three hundred and sixty-five dollars per annum, and one clerk, who shall be paid three hundred and sixty-five dollars per annum, the draftsman and clerk to be appointed under the Civil service Act.
The Chief of Philippines Constabulary is further authorized and empowered to employ one armorer and gunsmith who shall be under his immediate charge and control and who shall be paid a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum.
SECTION 3. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order or procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
Enacted: October 3, 1901
Cite This Law
Amendments to Act No. 175 Re: Change of Name of Insular Constabulary to Philippines Constabulary, Act No. 255, Oct 3, 1901 (Philippines)
Amendments to Act No. 175 Re: Change of Name of Insular Constabulary to Philippines Constabulary, Act No. 255 (Phil. 1901)
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