An Act Amending Subsection (a) of Section Three of Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred And Seven by Reorganizing the Staff of the Executive Bureau, and for Other Purposes
Act No. 2291, enacted on November 4, 1913, amends the structure of the Executive Bureau in the Philippines by reorganizing its staff. The Act establishes the roles of the Executive Secretary, the Secretary to the Governor-General, and the Second Assistant Executive Secretary, detailing their duties and appointment process by the Governor-General with the Philippine Commission's consent. It abolishes the positions of Private Secretary to the Governor-General and the previous Secretary to the Governor-General. Salaries for the new positions will be determined by the Philippine Legislature, but current officeholders will maintain their existing salaries until legislative action is taken. This Act took effect immediately upon its passage.
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- What is An Act Amending Subsection (a) of Section Three of Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred And Seven by Reorganizing the Staff of the Executive Bureau, and for Other Purposes about?
- Act No. 2291, enacted on November 4, 1913, amends the structure of the Executive Bureau in the Philippines by reorganizing its staff. The Act establishes the roles of the Executive Secretary, the Secretary to the Governor-General, and the Second Assistant Executive Secretary, detailing their duties and appointment process by the Governor-General with the Philippine Commission's consent. It abolishes the positions of Private Secretary to the Governor-General and the previous Secretary to the Governor-General. Salaries for the new positions will be determined by the Philippine Legislature, but current officeholders will maintain their existing salaries until legislative action is taken. This Act took effect immediately upon its passage.
- What type of law is Act No. 2291?
- An Act Amending Subsection (a) of Section Three of Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred And Seven by Reorganizing the Staff of the Executive Bureau, and for Other Purposes (Act No. 2291) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Amending Subsection (a) of Section Three of Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred And Seven by Reorganizing the Staff of the Executive Bureau, and for Other Purposes enacted?
- An Act Amending Subsection (a) of Section Three of Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred And Seven by Reorganizing the Staff of the Executive Bureau, and for Other Purposes (Act No. 2291) was enacted on Nov 4, 1913.
- What is the citation for An Act Amending Subsection (a) of Section Three of Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred And Seven by Reorganizing the Staff of the Executive Bureau, and for Other Purposes?
- An Act Amending Subsection (a) of Section Three of Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred And Seven by Reorganizing the Staff of the Executive Bureau, and for Other Purposes, Act No. 2291, Nov 4, 1913 (Philippines)
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- Act No. 2291
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 4, 1913
ACT NO. 2291
AN ACT AMENDING SUBSECTION (a) OF SECTION THREE OF ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN BY REORGANIZING THE STAFF OF THE EXECUTIVE BUREAU, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Subsection (a) of section three of Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and seven is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 3. (a). The Executive Bureau shall have one chief and two assistant chiefs who shall be appointed by the Governor-General, by and with the consent of the Philippine Commission, and who shall be known respectively as the Executive Secretary, the Secretary to the Governor-General and the Second Assistant Executive Secretary. The Executive Secretary shall perform such duties as shall be required of him by law. The Secretary to the Governor-General shall perform the duties heretofore required by law to be performed by the Assistant Executive Secretary and in addition, such duties as may be assigned to him and shall perform the duties of the Executive Secretary during the absence or disability of the latter. The Second Assistant Executive Secretary shall perform the duties of the Executive Secretary during the absence or disability of the latter and of the Secretary to the Governor-General and such other duties as shall be required of him by the Executive Secretary. The salaries of the personnel provided for by this subsection shall be as prescribed by the Philippine Legislature: Provided, However, That the present incumbents of the aforesaid offices shall receive the salaries they are at present receiving until the Legislature acts in the matter."
SECTION 2. The positions of Private Secretary to the Governor-General and Secretary to the Governor-General as heretofore provided for by law or purported to be created by the executive action are hereby abolished.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its passage.
ENACTED, November 4, 1913.
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An Act Amending Subsection (a) of Section Three of Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred And Seven by Reorganizing the Staff of the Executive Bureau, and for Other Purposes, Act No. 2291, Nov 4, 1913 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Subsection (a) of Section Three of Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred And Seven by Reorganizing the Staff of the Executive Bureau, and for Other Purposes, Act No. 2291 (Phil. 1913)
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