An Act Amending the Provincial Government Act, as Amended by Act Numbered Five Hundred and Eighty-Five, by Providing for the Payment from Provincial Funds of the Salaries of Persons Not Already in the Service of the Government who may be Appointed by the Civil Governor to Fill Temporary Vacancies in the Office of Provincial Governor
Act No. 1179, enacted on June 7, 1904, amends the Provincial Government Act to allow for the payment of salaries to individuals appointed by the Civil Governor to fill temporary vacancies in the office of Provincial Governor, even if those individuals are not currently in government service. Their salary will match that of the regular provincial governor and will be sourced from provincial funds. The Act emphasizes the urgency of its enactment for the public good and is retroactive, taking effect from January 1, 1904.
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- Act No. 1179
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 7, 1904
ACT NO. 1179
AN ACT AMENDING THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE, BY PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT FROM PROVINCIAL FUNDS OF THE SALARIES OF PERSONS NOT ALREADY IN THE SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT WHO MAY BE APPOINTED BY THE CIVIL GOVERNOR TO FILL TEMPORARY VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR
SECTION 1. The Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-three, as amended by Act Numbered Five hundred and eighty-five, is hereby further amended by adding at the end of the first sentence of the provisional clause in section one of Act Numbered Five hundred and eighty-five the words "and in case such person is not at the time of appointment in the service of the Government, his salary shall be the same as the regular provincial governor and shall be paid out of provincial funds."
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 be retroactive, and shall take effect as of January first, nineteen hundred and four.
ENACTED, June 7, 1904.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending the Provincial Government Act, as Amended by Act Numbered Five Hundred and Eighty-Five, by Providing for the Payment from Provincial Funds of the Salaries of Persons Not Already in the Service of the Government who may be Appointed by the Civil Governor to Fill Temporary Vacancies in the Office of Provincial Governor, Act No. 1179, Jun 7, 1904 (Philippines)
An Act Amending the Provincial Government Act, as Amended by Act Numbered Five Hundred and Eighty-Five, by Providing for the Payment from Provincial Funds of the Salaries of Persons Not Already in the Service of the Government who may be Appointed by the Civil Governor to Fill Temporary Vacancies in the Office of Provincial Governor, Act No. 1179 (Phil. 1904)
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