An Act Amending Rule Forty-Eight of Act Numbered Ninety by Providing for an Acting Assistant Treasurer in the Absence of the Assistant Treasurer of the Philippine Islands, and Amending Rule Sixty-Three of Said Act so as to Provide for An Examination of Accounts of the Auditor and Treasurer, and Account of Funds in the Hands of the Treasurer, as Often as the Civil Governor shall Deem Expedient
Act No. 1215, enacted on August 5, 1904, amends previous regulations regarding the roles of the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer of the Philippine Islands. It allows the Secretary of Finance and Justice to designate an Acting Assistant Treasurer from specific officials in the Bureau of the Insular Treasury during the absence of the Assistant Treasurer. Additionally, it mandates regular examinations of the Auditor's and Treasurer's accounts, as well as the funds held by the Treasurer, to be conducted at the discretion of the Civil Governor. This Act emphasizes the necessity for expediency in its enactment for the public good.
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- What is An Act Amending Rule Forty-Eight of Act Numbered Ninety by Providing for an Acting Assistant Treasurer in the Absence of the Assistant Treasurer of the Philippine Islands, and Amending Rule Sixty-Three of Said Act so as to Provide for An Examination of Accounts of the Auditor and Treasurer, and Account of Funds in the Hands of the Treasurer, as Often as the Civil Governor shall Deem Expedient about?
- Act No. 1215, enacted on August 5, 1904, amends previous regulations regarding the roles of the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer of the Philippine Islands. It allows the Secretary of Finance and Justice to designate an Acting Assistant Treasurer from specific officials in the Bureau of the Insular Treasury during the absence of the Assistant Treasurer. Additionally, it mandates regular examinations of the Auditor's and Treasurer's accounts, as well as the funds held by the Treasurer, to be conducted at the discretion of the Civil Governor. This Act emphasizes the necessity for expediency in its enactment for the public good.
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- An Act Amending Rule Forty-Eight of Act Numbered Ninety by Providing for an Acting Assistant Treasurer in the Absence of the Assistant Treasurer of the Philippine Islands, and Amending Rule Sixty-Three of Said Act so as to Provide for An Examination of Accounts of the Auditor and Treasurer, and Account of Funds in the Hands of the Treasurer, as Often as the Civil Governor shall Deem Expedient (Act No. 1215) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
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- An Act Amending Rule Forty-Eight of Act Numbered Ninety by Providing for an Acting Assistant Treasurer in the Absence of the Assistant Treasurer of the Philippine Islands, and Amending Rule Sixty-Three of Said Act so as to Provide for An Examination of Accounts of the Auditor and Treasurer, and Account of Funds in the Hands of the Treasurer, as Often as the Civil Governor shall Deem Expedient (Act No. 1215) was enacted on Aug 5, 1904.
- What is the citation for An Act Amending Rule Forty-Eight of Act Numbered Ninety by Providing for an Acting Assistant Treasurer in the Absence of the Assistant Treasurer of the Philippine Islands, and Amending Rule Sixty-Three of Said Act so as to Provide for An Examination of Accounts of the Auditor and Treasurer, and Account of Funds in the Hands of the Treasurer, as Often as the Civil Governor shall Deem Expedient?
- An Act Amending Rule Forty-Eight of Act Numbered Ninety by Providing for an Acting Assistant Treasurer in the Absence of the Assistant Treasurer of the Philippine Islands, and Amending Rule Sixty-Three of Said Act so as to Provide for An Examination of Accounts of the Auditor and Treasurer, and Account of Funds in the Hands of the Treasurer, as Often as the Civil Governor shall Deem Expedient, Act No. 1215, Aug 5, 1904 (Philippines)
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August 5, 1904
ACT NO. 1215
AN ACT AMENDING RULE FORTY-EIGHT OF ACT NUMBERED NINETY BY PROVIDING FOR AN ACTING ASSISTANT TREASURER IN THE ABSENCE OF THE ASSISTANT TREASURER OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND AMENDING RULE SIXTY-THREE OF SAID ACT SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXAMINATION OF ACCOUNTS OF THE AUDITOR AND TREASURER, AND ACCOUNT OF FUNDS IN THE HANDS OF THE TREASURER, AS OFTEN AS THE CIVIL GOVERNOR SHALL DEEM EXPEDIENT
SECTION 1. With the concurrence and approval of the Secretary of War first had, rule forty-eight of Act Numbered Ninety, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding the following words: "The Secretary of Finance and Justice is authorized to designate, from time to time either the chief of the division of currency, the chief of provincial division, the chief clerk, the paying teller, or the receiving teller, of the Bureau of the Insular Treasury, as Acting Assistant Treasurer during the absence of the Assistant Treasurer and when the Assistant Treasurer, by virtue of his office, is performing the duties of Acting Treasurer. In the absence of both the Treasurer and the Assistant Treasurer, the employee so designated shall take charge of the Bureau as Acting Treasurer."
SECTION 2. With like concurrence and approval of the Secretary of War first had, the provisions of rule numbered sixty-three of said Act are hereby repealed and the following substituted in lieu thereof:
"RULE 63. The Civil Governor shall cause to be made, as often as he deems expedient, an examination of the books and accounts of the Auditor and Treasurer and a comparison of the results shown by the same, and also an examination and count of the moneys in the hands of the Treasurer, and submit the report thereon to the Secretary of War."
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 of 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, August 5, 1904.
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An Act Amending Rule Forty-Eight of Act Numbered Ninety by Providing for an Acting Assistant Treasurer in the Absence of the Assistant Treasurer of the Philippine Islands, and Amending Rule Sixty-Three of Said Act so as to Provide for An Examination of Accounts of the Auditor and Treasurer, and Account of Funds in the Hands of the Treasurer, as Often as the Civil Governor shall Deem Expedient, Act No. 1215, Aug 5, 1904 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Rule Forty-Eight of Act Numbered Ninety by Providing for an Acting Assistant Treasurer in the Absence of the Assistant Treasurer of the Philippine Islands, and Amending Rule Sixty-Three of Said Act so as to Provide for An Examination of Accounts of the Auditor and Treasurer, and Account of Funds in the Hands of the Treasurer, as Often as the Civil Governor shall Deem Expedient, Act No. 1215 (Phil. 1904)
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