An Act to Amend Section Nine of the Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-Three, as Amended by Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three
Act No. 699, enacted on March 23, 1903, amends Section Nine of the Provincial Government Act by revising the responsibilities of the provincial treasurer. The amendment allows the provincial treasurer, or a deputy, to collect taxes imposed by both municipal and provincial governments, while also granting authority to municipal treasurers to act as deputies. Municipal treasurers can issue cedulas and collect their value, receiving up to five percent of the collected amount as compensation. The act emphasizes the urgency for its passage and takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 699
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 23, 1903
ACT NO. 699
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION NINE OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT, NUMBERED EIGHTY-THREE, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE
SECTION 1. Section nine of the Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-three, as amended by Act Numbered One hundred and thirty-three, is hereby further amended by striking out paragraph (b) and inserting the following in lieu thereof:
"(b) He shall, by himself or deputy, collect all taxes imposed upon property or persons in the province, either by the municipalities of the province or the provincial government. He shall have power to authorize municipal treasurers, as deputies of the provincial treasurer, to issue cedulas and collect their value, and such municipal treasurers shall be entitled to a percentage, not to exceed five per centum, of the amount thus collected. Provincial treasurers shall exact from each municipal treasurer acting as his deputy a bond to insure proper payment of the amounts thus collected."
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.
ENACTED, March 23, 1903.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Section Nine of the Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-Three, as Amended by Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three, Act No. 699, Mar 23, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Nine of the Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-Three, as Amended by Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three, Act No. 699 (Phil. 1903)
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