An Act to Amend Section Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-Nine of the Administrative Code, Authorizing the Director of Posts to Collect Storage on Postal Packages
Act No. 2816, approved on March 4, 1919, amends Section 1959 of the Administrative Code to authorize the Director of Posts to collect storage charges for unclaimed postal packages. If a package is not claimed within thirty days after notification, the Director can impose a storage fee, with the rate set in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce and Communications. The maximum charge for storage is limited to five centavos per day. This act is effective upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2816
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 4, 1919
ACT NO. 2816
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF POSTS TO COLLECT STORAGE ON POSTAL PACKAGES
SECTION 1. Section nineteen hundred and fifty-nine of the Administrative Code is hereby amended by adding, at the end thereof, the following paragraph:
"The Director of Posts shall fix and collect storage charges for postal packages the consignees or addresses of which have failed to call for them at the post offices within thirty days after being notified and requested to do so, and for this purpose he shall, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Communications, establish a schedule of charges for these cases: Provided, That the charge made for each package shall not exceed five centavos for each day of storage."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved: March 4, 1919.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Section Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-Nine of the Administrative Code, Authorizing the Director of Posts to Collect Storage on Postal Packages, Act No. 2816, Mar 4, 1919 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-Nine of the Administrative Code, Authorizing the Director of Posts to Collect Storage on Postal Packages, Act No. 2816 (Phil. 1919)
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