An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Three, Entitled "The Provincial Government Act," As Amended, by Authorizing Provincial Boards to Make a Donation to the Families of Unclassified Employees, Including Laborers, of the Provincial Government, Who Die from Injuries Received in the Clear Line of Duty
Act No. 2123, enacted on February 1, 1912, amends the Provincial Government Act to allow provincial boards to provide financial assistance to the families of unclassified employees, including laborers, who die from injuries sustained while performing their duties. The amendment permits the use of provincial funds to cover regular compensation for injured employees for up to ninety days, as well as their medical expenses, transportation, and hospital fees. In the event of death due to such injuries, the act stipulates that reasonable burial expenses and a monetary donation, not exceeding ninety days' pay, should be given to the deceased's family, reflecting the employee's service and efficiency.
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- Act No. 2123
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- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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February 1, 1912
ACT NO. 2123
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION THIRTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-THREE, ENTITLED "THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT," AS AMENDED, BY AUTHORIZING PROVINCIAL BOARDS TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE FAMILIES OF UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING LABORERS, OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, WHO DIE FROM INJURIES RECEIVED IN THE CLEAR LINE OF DUTY
SECTION 1. The second paragraph of subsection (nn) of section thirteen of Act Numbered Eighty-three, entitled "The Provincial Government Act," as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"To provide, in its discretion, for the payment from provincial funds of their regular compensation during the period of their disability, not exceeding ninety days, to unclassified employees of the provincial government, including laborers, when said employees or laborers are injured in the clear line of duty, the necessary expenses of medical attendance, transportation, and hospital fees for such injured employees or laborers, and in case of their death from said injuries, their reasonable burial expenses and a donation in money to the family of the deceased employee or laborer in a sum, not exceeding ninety days' pay, which shall be in accord with his efficiency and services to the Government."
ENACTED, February 1, 1912.
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An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Three, Entitled "The Provincial Government Act," As Amended, by Authorizing Provincial Boards to Make a Donation to the Families of Unclassified Employees, Including Laborers, of the Provincial Government, Who Die from Injuries Received in the Clear Line of Duty, Act No. 2123, Feb 1, 1912 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Three, Entitled "The Provincial Government Act," As Amended, by Authorizing Provincial Boards to Make a Donation to the Families of Unclassified Employees, Including Laborers, of the Provincial Government, Who Die from Injuries Received in the Clear Line of Duty, Act No. 2123 (Phil. 1912)
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