An Act Amending Rule Twenty and Rule Twenty-Seven of Act Numbered Ninety
Act No. 1191, enacted on July 11, 1904, amends Rules 20 and 37 of Act No. 90 concerning financial reporting by government officials. Rule 20 now mandates that officers and agents responsible for disbursements must submit monthly accounts to the Auditor within ten days following each month, including supporting vouchers. Rule 37 specifies that postmasters must render their postal accounts quarterly, also due within ten days after the quarter's end, with revenue receipts processed through the Treasury by designated authorities. The Act emphasizes the importance of timely financial reporting for public accountability and has been made effective from July 1, 1904.
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- What is An Act Amending Rule Twenty and Rule Twenty-Seven of Act Numbered Ninety about?
- Act No. 1191, enacted on July 11, 1904, amends Rules 20 and 37 of Act No. 90 concerning financial reporting by government officials. Rule 20 now mandates that officers and agents responsible for disbursements must submit monthly accounts to the Auditor within ten days following each month, including supporting vouchers. Rule 37 specifies that postmasters must render their postal accounts quarterly, also due within ten days after the quarter's end, with revenue receipts processed through the Treasury by designated authorities. The Act emphasizes the importance of timely financial reporting for public accountability and has been made effective from July 1, 1904.
- What type of law is Act No. 1191?
- An Act Amending Rule Twenty and Rule Twenty-Seven of Act Numbered Ninety (Act No. 1191) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Amending Rule Twenty and Rule Twenty-Seven of Act Numbered Ninety enacted?
- An Act Amending Rule Twenty and Rule Twenty-Seven of Act Numbered Ninety (Act No. 1191) was enacted on Jul 11, 1904.
- What is the citation for An Act Amending Rule Twenty and Rule Twenty-Seven of Act Numbered Ninety?
- An Act Amending Rule Twenty and Rule Twenty-Seven of Act Numbered Ninety, Act No. 1191, Jul 11, 1904 (Philippines)
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- Act No. 1191
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 11, 1904
ACT NO. 1191
AN ACT AMENDING RULE TWENTY AND RULE TWENTY-SEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED NINETY
SECTION 1. With the concurrence and approval of the Secretary of War first had, rule twenty of Act Numbered Ninety is hereby amended, by prefixing thereto the words "Except as hereinafter provided," so that said rule shall read as follows:
"RULE 20. Except as hereinafter provided, accounts of disbursement shall be rendered monthly and transmitted to the Auditor within ten days after the expiration of the month to which they pertain, by the officers and agents authorized to make disbursements, in which such officers or agents shall charge themselves with all moneys advanced to them, respectively, by the Treasurer, and take credit for the disbursements made by them, supported by proper vouchers. An abstract of the disbursements, accompanied by the vouchers therefor, consecutively numbered, shall be transmitted with each account."
SECTION 2. Rule thirty-seven of Act Numbered Ninety is hereby amended by prefixing thereto the words "Postal accounts of postmasters shall be rendered quarterly and transmitted to the Auditor within ten days after the expiration of the quarter to which they pertain," so that said rule shall read as follows:
"RULE 37. Postal accounts of postmasters shall be rendered quarterly and transmitted to the Auditor within ten days after the expiration of the quarter to which they pertain. The receipts and disbursements of revenue by postmasters shall be covered into the Treasury of the Islands by warrant and counter warrant, signed by the Director of Posts, countersigned by the Auditor, and approved by the Civil Governor."
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. SaCIDT
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect as of July first, nineteen hundred and four.
ENACTED, July 11, 1904.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending Rule Twenty and Rule Twenty-Seven of Act Numbered Ninety, Act No. 1191, Jul 11, 1904 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Rule Twenty and Rule Twenty-Seven of Act Numbered Ninety, Act No. 1191 (Phil. 1904)
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