An Act to Amend Item 11, under the Subheading "IV-Special and General Purposes", Heading "B-Office of the President", of Commonwealth Act Numbered Three Hundred, Known as the General Appropriation Act for Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Nine, so as to Make the Appropriation Authorized in Said Item Available for Expenditure Beginning on the Date of the Approval of Said General Appropriation Act
Commonwealth Act No. 376, enacted on August 23, 1938, amends a provision in the General Appropriation Act of 1939 related to the Office of the President. It allocates P50,000 for the Philippines Historical Committee to cover necessary expenses, including the identification and preservation of historic antiquities and the salary of its secretary. This appropriation is available for expenditure immediately upon the approval of the act. The act emphasizes the importance of preserving the nation's heritage through financial support for the committee's activities.
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- Commonwealth Act No. 376
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- Statutes
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- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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August 23, 1938
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 376
AN ACT TO AMEND ITEM 11, UNDER THE SUBHEADING "IV-SPECIAL AND GENERAL PURPOSES", HEADING "B-OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT", OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED, KNOWN AS THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINE, SO AS TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATION AUTHORIZED IN SAID ITEM AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE BEGINNING ON THE DATE OF THE APPROVAL OF SAID GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT
SECTION 1. Item 11, under the subheading "IV-Special and General Purposes", of the heading "B-Office of the President", of Commonwealth Act Numbered Three hundred, is amended to read as follows:
"11. For the necessary expenses of the Philippines Historical Committee as provided for by Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred sixty-nine, in connection with the work of identifying, designating, appropriately marking and preserving the historic antiquities, or for the acquisition, by purchase or otherwise of the antiquities owned by private persons, including the salary of a secretary of said Committee at not to exceed P2,400 per annum, and expenses of the committee in 1938, this provision to take effect upon the approval of this Act — P50,000.00". EACIcH
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, August 23, 1938.
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An Act to Amend Item 11, under the Subheading "IV-Special and General Purposes", Heading "B-Office of the President", of Commonwealth Act Numbered Three Hundred, Known as the General Appropriation Act for Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Nine, so as to Make the Appropriation Authorized in Said Item Available for Expenditure Beginning on the Date of the Approval of Said General Appropriation Act, Commonwealth Act No. 376, Aug 23, 1938 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Item 11, under the Subheading "IV-Special and General Purposes", Heading "B-Office of the President", of Commonwealth Act Numbered Three Hundred, Known as the General Appropriation Act for Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Nine, so as to Make the Appropriation Authorized in Said Item Available for Expenditure Beginning on the Date of the Approval of Said General Appropriation Act, Commonwealth Act No. 376 (Phil. 1938)
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