An Act Granting Compensation to the Widow or Legitimate Children under Twenty-One Years of Age of the Late Lieutenant-Colonel James B. Ord of the United States Army
Commonwealth Act No. 371, enacted on August 23, 1938, provides compensation to the widow or legitimate children under twenty-one years of age of the late Lieutenant-Colonel James B. Ord, who died in an airplane accident while serving the Commonwealth of the Philippines. The compensation amounts to one year's per diem allowances based on his salary at the time of death. An appropriation of seven thousand three hundred pesos from the National Treasury is allocated to fund this compensation. The Act takes effect upon approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 371
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 23, 1938
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 371
AN ACT GRANTING COMPENSATION TO THE WIDOW OR LEGITIMATE CHILDREN UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OF THE LATE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JAMES B. ORD OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY
SECTION 1. In consideration of the highly meritorious services rendered to the Commonwealth of the Philippines by the late Lieutenant-Colonel James B. Ord of the United States Army, who died as a result of an airplane accident while in the performance of duty for the Commonwealth Government, his widow or, in the default thereof, his legitimate children under the age of twenty-one years, shall be paid a compensation equivalent to the total of one year's per diem allowances at the rate of which the decreased was then receiving from the Commonwealth of the Philippines at the time of his death.
SECTION 2. The sum of seven thousand three hundred pesos is appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the purpose of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, August 23, 1938.
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An Act Granting Compensation to the Widow or Legitimate Children under Twenty-One Years of Age of the Late Lieutenant-Colonel James B. Ord of the United States Army, Commonwealth Act No. 371, Aug 23, 1938 (Philippines)
An Act Granting Compensation to the Widow or Legitimate Children under Twenty-One Years of Age of the Late Lieutenant-Colonel James B. Ord of the United States Army, Commonwealth Act No. 371 (Phil. 1938)
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