An Act Providing Certain Conditions of Service in the Insular, Provincial, and Municipal Branches of the Philippine Government
Act No. 224, enacted on September 6, 1901, establishes conditions for employment within the Insular, provincial, and municipal branches of the Philippine Government. Employees whose transportation costs are covered by the government must serve for a minimum of two years unless dismissed for valid reasons. Breaching this condition results in forfeiture of unpaid salaries, prohibition from future public service, and potential recovery of transportation and salary costs by the government. The Act emphasizes the importance of swift implementation for the public good.
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- What is An Act Providing Certain Conditions of Service in the Insular, Provincial, and Municipal Branches of the Philippine Government about?
- Act No. 224, enacted on September 6, 1901, establishes conditions for employment within the Insular, provincial, and municipal branches of the Philippine Government. Employees whose transportation costs are covered by the government must serve for a minimum of two years unless dismissed for valid reasons. Breaching this condition results in forfeiture of unpaid salaries, prohibition from future public service, and potential recovery of transportation and salary costs by the government. The Act emphasizes the importance of swift implementation for the public good.
- What type of law is Act No. 224?
- An Act Providing Certain Conditions of Service in the Insular, Provincial, and Municipal Branches of the Philippine Government (Act No. 224) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Providing Certain Conditions of Service in the Insular, Provincial, and Municipal Branches of the Philippine Government enacted?
- An Act Providing Certain Conditions of Service in the Insular, Provincial, and Municipal Branches of the Philippine Government (Act No. 224) was enacted on Sep 6, 1901.
- What is the citation for An Act Providing Certain Conditions of Service in the Insular, Provincial, and Municipal Branches of the Philippine Government?
- An Act Providing Certain Conditions of Service in the Insular, Provincial, and Municipal Branches of the Philippine Government, Act No. 224, Sep 6, 1901 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 224
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 6, 1901
ACT NO. 224
AN ACT PROVIDING CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF SERVICE IN THE INSULAR, PROVINCIAL, AND MUNICIPAL BRANCHES OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
SECTION 1. It shall be a condition of the contract of employment of any person in the Insular, provincial, or municipal branch of the Philippine Government, for whose transportation from the United States to these Islands any expenses has been incurred on the part of the Insular, provincial, or municipal branch of the Philippine Government by way of salary for the time consumed in coming from the United States to the Philippine Islands, or for actual traveling expenses, that such person shall serve at least two years in the position to which appointed, unless transferred from such position in the interest of good administration, or unless dismissed or separated from the service by competent authority. cEaSHC
SECTION 2. A breach of the condition provided in the foregoing section shall entitle the proper officer to withhold payment of all salaries due to the person employed and violating the condition and shall debar such person from ever entering again the public service of the Philippine Government in any of its branches. No return transportation shall be furnished to such employee. In such case an action shall lie on the petition of the Attorney-General for the recovery of the amount expended by the Government for the expenses reimbursed and the salary paid for the period before the arrival of the employee in the Islands.
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, September 6, 1901.
Cite This Law
An Act Providing Certain Conditions of Service in the Insular, Provincial, and Municipal Branches of the Philippine Government, Act No. 224, Sep 6, 1901 (Philippines)
An Act Providing Certain Conditions of Service in the Insular, Provincial, and Municipal Branches of the Philippine Government, Act No. 224 (Phil. 1901)
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