An Act to Amend Section Thirty-Seven of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Entitled "The Municipal Code," by Adding at the End of that Section a Paragraph to be Numbered Letter (C) Fixing the Duties of the Lieutenants and Substitute Lieutenants of Barrios, the Term of Their Office and the Procedure for Their Suspension or Dismissal
Act No. 2056, enacted on February 3, 1911, amends Section 37 of the Municipal Code to outline the roles and responsibilities of lieutenants and substitute lieutenants of barrios. It specifies that if the number of barrios exceeds councilors, each councilor can appoint a lieutenant to assist with ministerial duties in their assigned area. The lieutenants serve without compensation, and councilors are allowed to appoint substitute lieutenants for temporary absences. The term of office for lieutenants is determined by their appointment, and they can be suspended or dismissed for cause with municipal council approval.
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- Act No. 2056, enacted on February 3, 1911, amends Section 37 of the Municipal Code to outline the roles and responsibilities of lieutenants and substitute lieutenants of barrios. It specifies that if the number of barrios exceeds councilors, each councilor can appoint a lieutenant to assist with ministerial duties in their assigned area. The lieutenants serve without compensation, and councilors are allowed to appoint substitute lieutenants for temporary absences. The term of office for lieutenants is determined by their appointment, and they can be suspended or dismissed for cause with municipal council approval.
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- An Act to Amend Section Thirty-Seven of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Entitled "The Municipal Code," by Adding at the End of that Section a Paragraph to be Numbered Letter (C) Fixing the Duties of the Lieutenants and Substitute Lieutenants of Barrios, the Term of Their Office and the Procedure for Their Suspension or Dismissal (Act No. 2056) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
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- An Act to Amend Section Thirty-Seven of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Entitled "The Municipal Code," by Adding at the End of that Section a Paragraph to be Numbered Letter (C) Fixing the Duties of the Lieutenants and Substitute Lieutenants of Barrios, the Term of Their Office and the Procedure for Their Suspension or Dismissal (Act No. 2056) was enacted on Feb 3, 1911.
- What is the citation for An Act to Amend Section Thirty-Seven of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Entitled "The Municipal Code," by Adding at the End of that Section a Paragraph to be Numbered Letter (C) Fixing the Duties of the Lieutenants and Substitute Lieutenants of Barrios, the Term of Their Office and the Procedure for Their Suspension or Dismissal?
- An Act to Amend Section Thirty-Seven of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Entitled "The Municipal Code," by Adding at the End of that Section a Paragraph to be Numbered Letter (C) Fixing the Duties of the Lieutenants and Substitute Lieutenants of Barrios, the Term of Their Office and the Procedure for Their Suspension or Dismissal, Act No. 2056, Feb 3, 1911 (Philippines)
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February 3, 1911
ACT NO. 2056
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THIRTY-SEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, ENTITLED "THE MUNICIPAL CODE," BY ADDING AT THE END OF THAT SECTION A PARAGRAPH TO BE NUMBERED LETTER (c) FIXING THE DUTIES OF THE LIEUTENANTS AND SUBSTITUTE LIEUTENANTS OF BARRIOS, THE TERM OF THEIR OFFICE AND THE PROCEDURE FOR THEIR SUSPENSION OR DISMISSAL
SECTION 1. Section thirty-seven of Act Numbered Eighty-two, entitled "The Municipal Code," is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 37. (a) If the number of barrios in a municipality is less than or equal to the number of councilors, the council shall put each of its members in immediate charge of a barrio or part of a barrio, so that each barrio shall be under the direction of one or more councilors.
"(b) If the number of barrios exceeds the number of councilors, including the vice-president, the council shall group the barrios into as many districts as there are councilors, and shall place each councilor in charge of one such district. Each councilor shall be empowered to appoint one lieutenant in each barrio or part of barrio which comes under his immediate supervision. A lieutenant of barrio shall be a duly qualified elector, shall serve without compensation, and shall report directly to the councilor appointing him. Each councilor shall be empowered to appoint a substitute lieutenant, who shall be a duly qualified elector, for each barrio, or part of barrio, which comes under his immediate supervision, to take the place of the lieutenant of such barrio, or part of barrio, during his temporary absence or inability to perform his duties.
"(c) The lieutenant, or in his absence or inability the substitute lieutenant of barrio, shall assist the councilor in the performance of his ministerial duties in such barrio, or part of barrio, to which he is assigned. The term of his office shall be that fixed in his appointment. The councilor may, for cause, suspend or dismiss the lieutenant of barrio from his office with the advice and consent of the municipal council.
ENACTED, February 3, 1911.
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An Act to Amend Section Thirty-Seven of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Entitled "The Municipal Code," by Adding at the End of that Section a Paragraph to be Numbered Letter (C) Fixing the Duties of the Lieutenants and Substitute Lieutenants of Barrios, the Term of Their Office and the Procedure for Their Suspension or Dismissal, Act No. 2056, Feb 3, 1911 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Thirty-Seven of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Entitled "The Municipal Code," by Adding at the End of that Section a Paragraph to be Numbered Letter (C) Fixing the Duties of the Lieutenants and Substitute Lieutenants of Barrios, the Term of Their Office and the Procedure for Their Suspension or Dismissal, Act No. 2056 (Phil. 1911)
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