An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighty-Three, as Amended by Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three, and Authorizing the Civil Governor to Temporarily Fill Vacancies in Provincial Offices
Act No. 280, enacted on October 25, 1901, amends the Provincial Government Act to empower the Civil Governor to temporarily fill vacancies in provincial offices due to the suspension or absence of an officer. This amendment allows for the appointment of a person to carry out the duties of the office during such times. The law emphasizes the need for swift action for the public good and was expedited in its passage. It takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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- Act No. 280
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 25, 1901
ACT NO. 280
AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-THREE, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE, AND AUTHORIZING THE CIVIL GOVERNOR TO TEMPORARILY FILL VACANCIES IN PROVINCIAL OFFICES
SECTION 1. Section twenty-one of the Provincial Government Act Numbered Eighty-three, as amended by Act Numbered One hundred and thirty-three, is hereby amended by adding at its close the following words: "In case of suspension or absence of any provincial officer the Civil Governor shall have power to appoint a person to perform the duties of the office during such absence or suspension."
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, October 25, 1901.
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An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighty-Three, as Amended by Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three, and Authorizing the Civil Governor to Temporarily Fill Vacancies in Provincial Offices, Act No. 280, Oct 25, 1901 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighty-Three, as Amended by Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three, and Authorizing the Civil Governor to Temporarily Fill Vacancies in Provincial Offices, Act No. 280 (Phil. 1901)
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