An Act Providing that One Fiscal shall Perform the Duties of Fiscal for the Provinces of Capiz and Romblon, Abolishing the Offices of Fiscal of Capiz and of Romblon and Palawan as Heretofore Authorized by Law, Fixing the Salary of the Fiscal of the Two Provinces, and Making Provisions for the Traveling Expenses of Such Fiscal
Act No. 1572, enacted on December 13, 1906, consolidates the fiscal responsibilities for the Provinces of Capiz and Romblon under a single fiscal officer, abolishing the separate offices previously held in these provinces as well as in Palawan. The fiscal will receive an annual salary of 2,700 pesos, with expenses for travel and clerical assistance shared between the provincial treasury and an Insular appropriation. Effective January 1, 1907, this law aims to streamline judicial functions in the provinces and allows the Attorney-General to designate assistants for fiscal duties in Palawan as needed. The act underscores the urgency for efficient governance in the public interest.
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- Act No. 1572, enacted on December 13, 1906, consolidates the fiscal responsibilities for the Provinces of Capiz and Romblon under a single fiscal officer, abolishing the separate offices previously held in these provinces as well as in Palawan. The fiscal will receive an annual salary of 2,700 pesos, with expenses for travel and clerical assistance shared between the provincial treasury and an Insular appropriation. Effective January 1, 1907, this law aims to streamline judicial functions in the provinces and allows the Attorney-General to designate assistants for fiscal duties in Palawan as needed. The act underscores the urgency for efficient governance in the public interest.
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- An Act Providing that One Fiscal shall Perform the Duties of Fiscal for the Provinces of Capiz and Romblon, Abolishing the Offices of Fiscal of Capiz and of Romblon and Palawan as Heretofore Authorized by Law, Fixing the Salary of the Fiscal of the Two Provinces, and Making Provisions for the Traveling Expenses of Such Fiscal (Act No. 1572) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
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- An Act Providing that One Fiscal shall Perform the Duties of Fiscal for the Provinces of Capiz and Romblon, Abolishing the Offices of Fiscal of Capiz and of Romblon and Palawan as Heretofore Authorized by Law, Fixing the Salary of the Fiscal of the Two Provinces, and Making Provisions for the Traveling Expenses of Such Fiscal (Act No. 1572) was enacted on Dec 13, 1906.
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- An Act Providing that One Fiscal shall Perform the Duties of Fiscal for the Provinces of Capiz and Romblon, Abolishing the Offices of Fiscal of Capiz and of Romblon and Palawan as Heretofore Authorized by Law, Fixing the Salary of the Fiscal of the Two Provinces, and Making Provisions for the Traveling Expenses of Such Fiscal, Act No. 1572, Dec 13, 1906 (Philippines)
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December 13, 1906
ACT NO. 1572
AN ACT PROVIDING THAT ONE FISCAL SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES OF FISCAL FOR THE PROVINCES OF CAPIZ AND ROMBLON, ABOLISHING THE OFFICES OF FISCAL OF CAPIZ AND OF ROMBLON AND PALAWAN AS HERETOFORE AUTHORIZED BY LAW, FIXING THE SALARY OF THE FISCAL OF THE TWO PROVINCES, AND MAKING PROVISIONS FOR THE TRAVELING EXPENSES OF SUCH FISCAL
SECTION 1. The duties of fiscal for the Provinces of Capiz and Romblon hereafter shall be performed by one fiscal, whose salary shall be twenty-seven hundred pesos per annum, of which two thousand pesos shall be paid from the treasury of the Province of Capiz and seven hundred pesos out of the Insular appropriation for "Judiciary," Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and twenty-seven. The fiscal for the two provinces shall reside at Capiz, Province of Capiz. Such traveling expenses of the fiscal in the Province of Capiz as are authorized by law shall be paid from the treasury of the Province of Capiz, and like traveling expenses in the Province of Romblon. The necessary expenses in traveling from the capital of one of such provinces to that of the other in the performance of his duties as fiscal shall be borne two-thirds by the Province of Capiz and one-third out of the appropriation "Judiciary," Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and twenty-seven. The expense of such clerical assistance, if any, as shall be authorized for the fiscal shall be paid two-thirds by the Province of Capiz and one-third out of the appropriation "Judiciary," Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and twenty-seven. Beginning with the fiscal year, July first, nineteen hundred and seven, such proportion of salaries and traveling expenses as are herein authorized to be paid out of Insular funds shall be paid from the treasury of the Province of Romblon.
SECTION 2. The offices of fiscal of the Provinces of Capiz and Romblon and Palawan as heretofore authorized by law are hereby abolished and the fiscal authorized by section one of this Act shall have power to perform the duties appertaining by law to the office of fiscal in Capiz and in Romblon Provinces. The Attorney-General is hereby authorized and directed, whenever the necessity therefor arises, to designate any assistant attorney or fiscal to perform in the Province of Palawan the duties of fiscal heretofore performed by the fiscal of Romblon and Palawan.
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 January first, nineteen hundred and seven.
ENACTED, December 13, 1906.
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An Act Providing that One Fiscal shall Perform the Duties of Fiscal for the Provinces of Capiz and Romblon, Abolishing the Offices of Fiscal of Capiz and of Romblon and Palawan as Heretofore Authorized by Law, Fixing the Salary of the Fiscal of the Two Provinces, and Making Provisions for the Traveling Expenses of Such Fiscal, Act No. 1572, Dec 13, 1906 (Philippines)
An Act Providing that One Fiscal shall Perform the Duties of Fiscal for the Provinces of Capiz and Romblon, Abolishing the Offices of Fiscal of Capiz and of Romblon and Palawan as Heretofore Authorized by Law, Fixing the Salary of the Fiscal of the Two Provinces, and Making Provisions for the Traveling Expenses of Such Fiscal, Act No. 1572 (Phil. 1906)
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