An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighty, as Amended by Act Numbered Four Hundred and Forty-Eight, by Providing that the Amounts Due to the Estates of Deceased Employees for Accrued Leave of Absence Not Enjoyed shall be Paid to the Insular Treasurer, and Administered by Him under Act Numbered Two Hundred and Ninety, Only in Case of Citizens of the United States
Act No. 871, enacted on September 8, 1903, amends provisions regarding the payment of accrued leave benefits for deceased employees within the Philippine Civil Service. It stipulates that amounts due for accrued leave not taken shall be paid to the Insular Treasurer for U.S. citizens, while for native or Philippine citizens, payments are to be made directly to their legal representatives. This amendment ensures a clear distinction in the handling of such funds based on the citizenship of the deceased employee. The law emphasizes the need for prompt enactment for public good and took effect immediately upon passage.
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- Act No. 871
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 8, 1903
ACT NO. 871
AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT, BY PROVIDING THAT THE AMOUNTS DUE TO THE ESTATES OF DECEASED EMPLOYEES FOR ACCRUED LEAVE OF ABSENCE NOT ENJOYED SHALL BE PAID TO THE INSULAR TREASURER, AND ADMINISTERED BY HIM UNDER ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY, ONLY IN CASE OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES
SECTION 1. Section two of Act Numbered Eighty, entitled "An Act regulating the hours of labor, leaves of absence, and transportation of appointees under the Philippine Civil Service," as amended by section one of Act Numbered Four hundred and forty-eight, is hereby further amended by adding at the close of the additional paragraph added to said section two by Act Numbered Four hundred and forty-eight, is hereby further amended by adding at the close of the additional paragraph added to said section two by Act Numbered Four hundred and forty-eight the following:
"And provided further, That in case the deceased head of a Bureau, provincial officers, or employee or any Bureau was a native or citizen of the Philippine Islands, the amount due him for salary for the period of accrued leave shall be paid, not to the Treasurer of the Philippine Islands, but to the legal representative of the deceased according to law."
SECTION 2. 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 of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, September 8, 1903.
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An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighty, as Amended by Act Numbered Four Hundred and Forty-Eight, by Providing that the Amounts Due to the Estates of Deceased Employees for Accrued Leave of Absence Not Enjoyed shall be Paid to the Insular Treasurer, and Administered by Him under Act Numbered Two Hundred and Ninety, Only in Case of Citizens of the United States, Act No. 871, Sep 8, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighty, as Amended by Act Numbered Four Hundred and Forty-Eight, by Providing that the Amounts Due to the Estates of Deceased Employees for Accrued Leave of Absence Not Enjoyed shall be Paid to the Insular Treasurer, and Administered by Him under Act Numbered Two Hundred and Ninety, Only in Case of Citizens of the United States, Act No. 871 (Phil. 1903)
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