An Act to Amend Act Numbered Thirteen Hundred and Thirty-Four so as to Authorize, by Provincial Boards, a Greater Allowance for Subsistence of Provincial Officers and Employees when Traveling on Official Business, Should the Same Receive the Approval of the Governor-General
Act No. 1529, enacted on August 27, 1906, amends a previous law regarding the travel allowances for provincial officers and employees in the Philippines. It allows provincial boards to set a per diem for subsistence during official travel, which can exceed two pesos with the approval of the Governor-General. This amendment emphasizes the need for expedient legislation for the public good. The Act takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- Act No. 1529
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 27, 1906
ACT NO. 1529
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR SO AS TO AUTHORIZE, BY PROVINCIAL BOARDS, A GREATER ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE OF PROVINCIAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WHEN TRAVELING ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS, SHOULD THE SAME RECEIVE THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
SECTION 1. Paragraph (a) of section one of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and thirty-four, entitled "An Act prescribing the method of allowance of traveling expenses of provincial officers and employees and repealing contrary provisions of law," is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(a) Actual and necessary cost of transportation, together with a per diem to be fixed by the provincial board, for subsistence, which shall not exceed two pesos unless the Governor-General shall approve a greater allowance therefor, except as otherwise herein provided."
SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage. cEaSHC
ENACTED, August 27, 1906.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Act Numbered Thirteen Hundred and Thirty-Four so as to Authorize, by Provincial Boards, a Greater Allowance for Subsistence of Provincial Officers and Employees when Traveling on Official Business, Should the Same Receive the Approval of the Governor-General, Act No. 1529, Aug 27, 1906 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Act Numbered Thirteen Hundred and Thirty-Four so as to Authorize, by Provincial Boards, a Greater Allowance for Subsistence of Provincial Officers and Employees when Traveling on Official Business, Should the Same Receive the Approval of the Governor-General, Act No. 1529 (Phil. 1906)
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