An Act Authorizing Provincial Boards to Purchase and Sell Rice to Laborers Engaged in Work on Provincial Public Roads and Bridges
Act No. 759, enacted on May 21, 1903, empowers provincial boards in the Philippines to purchase and sell rice to laborers working on provincial roads and bridges. The law allows these boards to use the road and bridge fund for purchasing rice, which must be sold at cost. The quantity of rice purchased at any one time is limited to a two-month supply, and distribution costs are borne by the province. The provincial supervisor is responsible for overseeing the sales and accounting for the rice, while the provincial treasurer manages the financial transactions related to these sales. This act was expedited for immediate effect due to its public importance.
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- What is An Act Authorizing Provincial Boards to Purchase and Sell Rice to Laborers Engaged in Work on Provincial Public Roads and Bridges about?
- Act No. 759, enacted on May 21, 1903, empowers provincial boards in the Philippines to purchase and sell rice to laborers working on provincial roads and bridges. The law allows these boards to use the road and bridge fund for purchasing rice, which must be sold at cost. The quantity of rice purchased at any one time is limited to a two-month supply, and distribution costs are borne by the province. The provincial supervisor is responsible for overseeing the sales and accounting for the rice, while the provincial treasurer manages the financial transactions related to these sales. This act was expedited for immediate effect due to its public importance.
- What type of law is Act No. 759?
- An Act Authorizing Provincial Boards to Purchase and Sell Rice to Laborers Engaged in Work on Provincial Public Roads and Bridges (Act No. 759) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Authorizing Provincial Boards to Purchase and Sell Rice to Laborers Engaged in Work on Provincial Public Roads and Bridges enacted?
- An Act Authorizing Provincial Boards to Purchase and Sell Rice to Laborers Engaged in Work on Provincial Public Roads and Bridges (Act No. 759) was enacted on May 21, 1903.
- What is the citation for An Act Authorizing Provincial Boards to Purchase and Sell Rice to Laborers Engaged in Work on Provincial Public Roads and Bridges?
- An Act Authorizing Provincial Boards to Purchase and Sell Rice to Laborers Engaged in Work on Provincial Public Roads and Bridges, Act No. 759, May 21, 1903 (Philippines)
Law Information
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- Act No. 759
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- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 21, 1903
ACT NO. 759
AN ACT AUTHORIZING PROVINCIAL BOARDS TO PURCHASE AND SELL RICE TO LABORERS ENGAGED IN WORK ON PROVINCIAL PUBLIC ROADS AND BRIDGES
SECTION 1. The provincial board of any regularly organized province is hereby authorized in its discretion to expend such amounts as may appear necessary for the purchase of rice to be sold to laborers actually at work on the roads and bridges of the province. Payments on this account shall be made from the road and bridge fund of the province, and all money derived from sales shall be deposited in the provincial treasury to the credit of said fund.
SECTION 2. The amount of rice purchased at any one time under the provisions of section one hereof shall not exceed a supply sufficient for two months, and shall be sold at cost, including transportation, shrinkage, and storage, but shall not include cost of distribution within the province to the various road gangs. Such cost of distribution, if any, shall be borne by the province and shall be a proper charge against the road and bridge fund thereof. Sales of rice purchased under the provisions of this Act shall be under the supervision of the provincial supervisor, who shall be accountable for the property purchased, and who shall, on the last day of each month, render an account to the provincial treasurer, showing the quantity and value of rice on hand at date of preceding account, the quantity and value of rice received and sold since, and the balance on hand and value thereof at date of the report. The supervisor shall, at the time of rendering the above-mentioned account, or oftener if deemed expedient, deposit with the provincial treasurer all money received from such sales of rice since his last report.
SECTION 3. The provincial treasurer shall take up on his account-current rendered to the Auditor all money deposited on account of sales of rice under the provisions of this Act, as a reimbursement to the road and bridge fund, and shall forward with his monthly accounts to the Auditor a copy of the supervisor's report for the month.
SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, May 21, 1903.
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An Act Authorizing Provincial Boards to Purchase and Sell Rice to Laborers Engaged in Work on Provincial Public Roads and Bridges, Act No. 759, May 21, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Authorizing Provincial Boards to Purchase and Sell Rice to Laborers Engaged in Work on Provincial Public Roads and Bridges, Act No. 759 (Phil. 1903)
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