An Act Amending Act Numbered Four Hundred and Sixty-One by Creating the Office of Superintendent of the Telegraphic Division of the Philippines Constabulary
Act No. 910, enacted on September 29, 1903, establishes the position of Superintendent of the Telegraphic Division within the Philippine Constabulary. The Superintendent, who will receive an annual salary of $2,500, is responsible for overseeing the telegraphic system and will operate under the direction of the Chief of Constabulary. This act amends a previous law (Act No. 461) related to the organization and management of the Insular Constabulary. The act emphasizes the urgency of its enactment for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- Reference Number
- Act No. 910
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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September 29, 1903
ACT NO. 910
AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE BY CREATING THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF THE TELEGRAPHIC DIVISION OF THE PHILIPPINES CONSTABULARY
SECTION 1. The office of Superintendent of the Telegraphic Division of the Philippine Constabulary is hereby created, the incumbent of which shall be paid an annual salary of two thousand five hundred dollars, payable monthly. He shall, under the supervision and direction of the Chief of Constabulary, have charge of the Telegraphic Division of the Philippines Constabulary, as provided in Act Numbered Four hundred and sixty-one, entitled "An Act amending Act Numbered One hundred and seventy-five, entitled 'An Act providing for the organization and government of an Insular Constabulary, and for the inspection of the municipal police,' so as to provide for the maintenance of the present telegraphic system in the Archipelago, so far as may be desirable and practicable," and shall perform the duties pertaining to that office which by said Act are imposed upon the Chief of Constabulary. He shall be appointed by the Civil Governor with the advice and consent of the Philippine Commission.
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 29, 1903.
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An Act Amending Act Numbered Four Hundred and Sixty-One by Creating the Office of Superintendent of the Telegraphic Division of the Philippines Constabulary, Act No. 910, Sep 29, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Act Numbered Four Hundred and Sixty-One by Creating the Office of Superintendent of the Telegraphic Division of the Philippines Constabulary, Act No. 910 (Phil. 1903)
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