An Act Amending the Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-Three, as Amended by Acts Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three and Two Hundred and Eighty, so as to Provide that Vacancies in Provincial Offices shall be Filled within Ninety Days from their Occurrence Instead of Within Thirty as Now Provided by Law
Act No. 1196, enacted on July 19, 1904, amends the Provincial Government Act by extending the period for filling vacancies in provincial offices from thirty to ninety days. Vacancies due to removal, resignation, or death will be filled by appointment from the Civil Governor, with the Commission's consent, for the remainder of the previous term. Additionally, the Civil Governor has the authority to appoint someone to carry out the duties of a provincial officer during their absence or suspension. The Act emphasizes the need for prompt implementation for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- Act No. 1196
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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July 19, 1904
ACT NO. 1196
AN ACT AMENDING THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT, NUMBERED EIGHTY-THREE, AS AMENDED BY ACTS NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE AND TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT VACANCIES IN PROVINCIAL OFFICES SHALL BE FILLED WITHIN NINETY DAYS FROM THEIR OCCURRENCE INSTEAD OF WITHIN THIRTY AS NOW PROVIDED BY LAW
SECTION 1. Section twenty-one of the Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-three, as amended by Acts Numbered One hundred and thirty-three and two hundred and eighty, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 21. Vacancies in provincial offices created by removal, resignation, or death shall be filled by appointment by the Civil Governor, with the advice and consent of the Commission within ninety days after the vacancy occurs. The appointments of a provincial governor in case of a vacancy shall be only for the remainder of the term of the person whose removal, resignation, or death causes the vacancy. In case of suspension or absence of any provincial officer, the Civil Governor shall have power to appoint a person to perform the duties of the office during such absence or suspension."
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 its passage.
ENACTED, July 19, 1904.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending the Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-Three, as Amended by Acts Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three and Two Hundred and Eighty, so as to Provide that Vacancies in Provincial Offices shall be Filled within Ninety Days from their Occurrence Instead of Within Thirty as Now Provided by Law, Act No. 1196, Jul 19, 1904 (Philippines)
An Act Amending the Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-Three, as Amended by Acts Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three and Two Hundred and Eighty, so as to Provide that Vacancies in Provincial Offices shall be Filled within Ninety Days from their Occurrence Instead of Within Thirty as Now Provided by Law, Act No. 1196 (Phil. 1904)
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