An Act Amending Act Numbered One Hundred and Fifty-Seven, Providing for the Establishment of a Board of Health for the Philippine Islands, by Striking Out the Provision that the Sanitary Engineer shall be the City Engineer of Manila
Act No. 465, enacted on September 30, 1902, amends Act No. 157 regarding the establishment of a Board of Health for the Philippine Islands. The amendment removes the requirement for the Sanitary Engineer to also serve as the City Engineer of Manila, clarifying that the position of Sanitary Engineer will be independent and carry a salary of $3,500 per year. The act emphasizes the urgency of its passage for the public good and takes effect immediately upon its enactment.
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- Act No. 465
- Date Enacted
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 30, 1902
ACT NO. 465
AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN, PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, BY STRIKING OUT THE PROVISION THAT THE SANITARY ENGINEER SHALL BE THE CITY ENGINEER OF MANILA
SECTION 1. Act Numbered One hundred and fifty-seven, entitled "An Act providing for the establishment of a Board of Health for the Philippine Islands," is hereby amended by striking out of paragraph (b) of section two the words "who shall be the City Engineer of Manila," so that the paragraph shall read: "(b) A sanitary engineer, at a salary of three thousand five hundred dollars per year."
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 30, 1902.
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An Act Amending Act Numbered One Hundred and Fifty-Seven, Providing for the Establishment of a Board of Health for the Philippine Islands, by Striking Out the Provision that the Sanitary Engineer shall be the City Engineer of Manila, Act No. 465, Sep 30, 1902 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Act Numbered One Hundred and Fifty-Seven, Providing for the Establishment of a Board of Health for the Philippine Islands, by Striking Out the Provision that the Sanitary Engineer shall be the City Engineer of Manila, Act No. 465 (Phil. 1902)
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