An Act Providing for the Furnishing of Rooms for the Installation of First and Second Class Stations of the Philippine Weather Bureau by Provincial and Municipal Governments
Act No. 368, enacted on March 4, 1902, mandates provincial and municipal governments in the Philippines to provide adequate rooms for first and second class stations of the Philippine Weather Bureau. In provincial capitals, the provincial board is responsible for assigning or constructing suitable rooms, while municipal councils have similar obligations in non-capital municipalities. The costs incurred for rental or construction are to be charged to the respective provincial or municipal funds. The adequacy of the provided rooms will be assessed by the Director of the Weather Bureau, with decisions subject to appeal to the Civil Governor. This law emphasizes the urgent need for weather monitoring facilities for the public good.
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- What is An Act Providing for the Furnishing of Rooms for the Installation of First and Second Class Stations of the Philippine Weather Bureau by Provincial and Municipal Governments about?
- Act No. 368, enacted on March 4, 1902, mandates provincial and municipal governments in the Philippines to provide adequate rooms for first and second class stations of the Philippine Weather Bureau. In provincial capitals, the provincial board is responsible for assigning or constructing suitable rooms, while municipal councils have similar obligations in non-capital municipalities. The costs incurred for rental or construction are to be charged to the respective provincial or municipal funds. The adequacy of the provided rooms will be assessed by the Director of the Weather Bureau, with decisions subject to appeal to the Civil Governor. This law emphasizes the urgent need for weather monitoring facilities for the public good.
- What type of law is Act No. 368?
- An Act Providing for the Furnishing of Rooms for the Installation of First and Second Class Stations of the Philippine Weather Bureau by Provincial and Municipal Governments (Act No. 368) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- What is the citation for An Act Providing for the Furnishing of Rooms for the Installation of First and Second Class Stations of the Philippine Weather Bureau by Provincial and Municipal Governments?
- An Act Providing for the Furnishing of Rooms for the Installation of First and Second Class Stations of the Philippine Weather Bureau by Provincial and Municipal Governments, Act No. 368 (Philippines)
Law Information
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- Act No. 368
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 4, 1902
ACT NO. 368
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE FURNISHING OF ROOMS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FIRST AND SECOND CLASS STATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINE WEATHER BUREAU BY PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
SECTION 1. In each province where a first or second class station of the Philippine Weather Bureau is provided for by law at the provincial capital, the provincial board shall assign a room, or rooms, adequate for the installation of the meteorological instruments and office equipment of the station, and to afford sleeping accommodations for the observers. The room, or rooms, shall be in the provincial building, if practicable, but if there is no suitable room available in the provincial building, then the board shall provide such a room, or rooms, by rental or by construction, and the expense incurred by reason of such rental or construction shall be a charge upon the funds of the province.
SECTION 2. In each municipality, not a provincial capital, where a first or second class station of the Philippine Weather Bureau is provided for by law, the municipal council shall provide a room, or rooms, adequate for the installation of the meteorological instruments and office equipment of the station, and to afford sleeping accommodations for the observers. The room, or rooms, shall be in the municipal building, if practicable, and if there is no suitable room available in the municipal building, then the council shall provide such a room, or rooms, by rental or by construction, and the expense incurred by reason of such rental or construction shall be a charge upon the funds of the municipality.
SECTION 3. The question of the adequacy of rooms furnished by provincial or municipal governments under the provisions of sections one and two of this Act shall be determined, in each instance, by the Director of the Philippine Weather Bureau, subject to an appeal to the Civil Governor, whose decision shall be final.
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, March 4, 1902.
Cite This Law
An Act Providing for the Furnishing of Rooms for the Installation of First and Second Class Stations of the Philippine Weather Bureau by Provincial and Municipal Governments, Act No. 368 (Philippines)
An Act Providing for the Furnishing of Rooms for the Installation of First and Second Class Stations of the Philippine Weather Bureau by Provincial and Municipal Governments, Act No. 368 (Phil. )
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