An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Consolidate Any Two or More Appointive Positions and Later to Restore Them to Their Previous Status whenever in His Judgment Such Action will Promote the Public Interest
Act No. 1674, enacted on July 22, 1907, empowers the Governor-General of the Philippines to consolidate two or more appointive positions when it serves the public interest. The consolidated position's salary cannot exceed 75% of the total salaries of the original positions, and the Governor-General can allocate the payment among the relevant government branches. Additionally, the Act allows the Governor-General to restore the positions to their original state when deemed necessary, reinstating their previous salaries. The Act emphasizes the need for swift implementation for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 1674
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 22, 1907
ACT NO. 1674
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO CONSOLIDATE ANY TWO OR MORE APPOINTIVE POSITIONS AND LATER TO RESTORE THEM TO THEIR PREVIOUS STATUS WHENEVER IN HIS JUDGMENT SUCH ACTION WILL PROMOTE THE PUBLIC INTEREST
SECTION 1. Whenever in his judgment the public interest will be promoted by the consolidation of two or more appointive positions the Governor-General may declare such positions to be consolidated, may fix the salary of the position resulting therefrom at not to exceed seventy-five per cent of the sum of the salaries of the positions consolidated, and may apportion the payment thereof among the branches of the Government served by the official or employee receiving the same. ETHIDa
SECTION 2. Whenever two or more appointive positions have been consolidated as provided in section one of this Act, the Governor-General may restore them to their previous status when in his opinion the public interest is no longer served by such consolidation, and thereupon the salaries payable to the separated positions shall be the same as were paid at the time of consolidation.
SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, July 22, 1907.
Cite This Law
An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Consolidate Any Two or More Appointive Positions and Later to Restore Them to Their Previous Status whenever in His Judgment Such Action will Promote the Public Interest, Act No. 1674, Jul 22, 1907 (Philippines)
An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Consolidate Any Two or More Appointive Positions and Later to Restore Them to Their Previous Status whenever in His Judgment Such Action will Promote the Public Interest, Act No. 1674 (Phil. 1907)
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