An Act to Aid in the Harmonizing of the Non-Christian and the Christian Inhabitants of the Philippine Islands, Creating the Position of Delegate of the Secretary of the Interior for the Non-Christian People and Making Appropriation Therefor
Act No. 2404, enacted on July 7, 1914, establishes the position of a delegate for the non-Christian inhabitants of the Philippine Islands under the jurisdiction of the Philippine Commission, excluding those in Mindanao and Sulu. This delegate is appointed by the Governor-General and is tasked with facilitating relations between non-Christian and Christian populations, as directed by the Secretary of the Interior. The position comes with an annual salary of up to eight thousand pesos, with an initial appropriation of four thousand pesos from the Insular Treasury to cover the salary for the remainder of the fiscal year. The Act became effective immediately upon its passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2404
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 7, 1914
ACT NO. 2404
AN ACT TO AID IN THE HARMONIZING OF THE NON-CHRISTIAN AND THE CHRISTIAN INHABITANTS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, CREATING THE POSITION OF DELEGATE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR FOR THE NON-CHRISTIAN PEOPLE AND MAKING APPROPRIATION THEREFOR
SECTION l. There is hereby created the position of delegate of the Secretary of the Interior for the non-Christian people who are under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Philippine Commission, with the exception of those within the Department of Mindanao and Sulu. Such delegate shall be appointed by the Governor-General with the advice and consent of the Philippine Commission.
SECTION 2. The duties of the said delegate shall be such as are assigned to him by the Secretary of the Interior with reference to such people and especially with reference to their relations with the Christian people of the Philippine Islands. TAIaHE
SECTION 3. The said delegate shall receive a salary not to exceed eight thousand pesos per annum, and there is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of four thousand pesos, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the payment of the salary of such officer during the remainder of the new fiscal year nineteen hundred and fourteen.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, July 7, 1914.
Cite This Law
An Act to Aid in the Harmonizing of the Non-Christian and the Christian Inhabitants of the Philippine Islands, Creating the Position of Delegate of the Secretary of the Interior for the Non-Christian People and Making Appropriation Therefor, Act No. 2404, Jul 7, 1914 (Philippines)
An Act to Aid in the Harmonizing of the Non-Christian and the Christian Inhabitants of the Philippine Islands, Creating the Position of Delegate of the Secretary of the Interior for the Non-Christian People and Making Appropriation Therefor, Act No. 2404 (Phil. 1914)
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