An Act Amending Section Five of Act Numbered Three Hundred and Fifty-Five
Act No. 625, enacted on February 9, 1903, amends Section 5 of Act No. 355, abolishing the office of the Captain of the Port of Manila. The responsibilities of this office are transferred to the Insular Collector of Customs, who will oversee the handling of public records and property previously managed by the Captain. Additionally, the Civil Governor is authorized to transfer necessary personnel from the Captain's office to the Collector's office. Funds allocated for the Captain's office will now support the operations of the Insular Collector as needed. This act is effective as of February 28, 1903, emphasizing the urgency for enactment for public good.
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- What is An Act Amending Section Five of Act Numbered Three Hundred and Fifty-Five about?
- Act No. 625, enacted on February 9, 1903, amends Section 5 of Act No. 355, abolishing the office of the Captain of the Port of Manila. The responsibilities of this office are transferred to the Insular Collector of Customs, who will oversee the handling of public records and property previously managed by the Captain. Additionally, the Civil Governor is authorized to transfer necessary personnel from the Captain's office to the Collector's office. Funds allocated for the Captain's office will now support the operations of the Insular Collector as needed. This act is effective as of February 28, 1903, emphasizing the urgency for enactment for public good.
- What type of law is Act No. 625?
- An Act Amending Section Five of Act Numbered Three Hundred and Fifty-Five (Act No. 625) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Amending Section Five of Act Numbered Three Hundred and Fifty-Five enacted?
- An Act Amending Section Five of Act Numbered Three Hundred and Fifty-Five (Act No. 625) was enacted on Feb 9, 1903.
- What is the citation for An Act Amending Section Five of Act Numbered Three Hundred and Fifty-Five?
- An Act Amending Section Five of Act Numbered Three Hundred and Fifty-Five, Act No. 625, Feb 9, 1903 (Philippines)
Law Information
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- Act No. 625
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 9, 1903
ACT NO. 625
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE
SECTION 1. Section five of Act Numbered Three hundred and fifty-five is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 5. The Civil Governor of the Philippine Islands, is hereby authorized and directed to cause the Captain of the Port of Manila to turn over to the Insular Collector of Customs at the close of the twenty-eighth day of February, nineteen hundred and three, all public records and property held by him as said Captain of the Port, upon proper receipts therefor, and thereupon the said office of Captain of the Port of Manila shall be abolished and the duties thereof shall devolve upon the Insular Collector of Customs and his subordinate officers as he may direct. By executive order there may be transferred by the Civil Governor from the existing office of the Captain of the Port to the office of the Insular Collector of Customs, for the discharge of the additional duties by this amendment imposed upon the office of Insular Collector, such officers and subordinate officers and employees of the existing office of the Captain of the Port as the Insular Collector shall recommend and the Civil Governor may deem necessary. All other offices and positions in the office of the Captain of the Port shall be thereafter abolished. The funds heretofore appropriated for the support of the office of the Captain of the Port shall be available to the extent to which they may be needed for the payment of the officers and employees transferred under this section to the office of the Insular Collector, and for the necessary expenses of discharging the functions herein transferred from the Captain of the Port to the Insular Collector."
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 February twenty-eight nineteen hundred and three.
ENACTED, February 9, 1903.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending Section Five of Act Numbered Three Hundred and Fifty-Five, Act No. 625, Feb 9, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Section Five of Act Numbered Three Hundred and Fifty-Five, Act No. 625 (Phil. 1903)
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