An Act to Amend Section Twenty-One Hundred and Twenty-Six of The Administrative Code, Providing How Elective Municipal Offices Shall Be Filled When Vacant or When There Is No Successor
Act No. 2707, enacted on March 11, 1917, amends Section 2126 of the Administrative Code concerning the filling of vacancies in municipal offices. It stipulates that temporary vacancies are to be filled by appointment from the provincial governor, with provincial board consent, while permanent vacancies are to be filled by the provincial board, except for the municipal president, whose vacancy is filled by the vice-president. Additionally, in cases of election failures or when an elected officer cannot serve, the Secretary of the Interior may appoint a successor or a special election may be convened. This act applies to municipal elections and became effective upon approval.
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- Act No. 2707
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 11, 1917
ACT NO. 2707
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, PROVIDING HOW ELECTIVE MUNICIPAL OFFICES SHALL BE FILLED WHEN VACANT OR WHEN THERE IS NO SUCCESSOR
SECTION 1. Section twenty-one hundred and twenty-six of the Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2126. Vacancies in municipal offices. — (a) In case of a temporary vacancy in any municipal office the same shall be filled by appointment by the provincial governor, with the consent of the provincial board.
(b) In case of a permanent vacancy in any municipal office the same shall be filled by appointment by the provincial board, except in case of a municipal president, in which the permanent vacancy shall be filled by the municipal vice-president.
(c) In case of the failure of an election for any municipal office, or when the officer elect declines to qualify or dies before qualifying, or there is no successor for any other reason, such successor shall, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be appointed by the provincial board or elected at a special election convened by the Governor-General the same as other special elections."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect in so far as the same is applicable to the general election held on June sixth, nineteen hundred and sixteen.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Effective, March 11, 1917.
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An Act to Amend Section Twenty-One Hundred and Twenty-Six of The Administrative Code, Providing How Elective Municipal Offices Shall Be Filled When Vacant or When There Is No Successor, Act No. 2707, Mar 11, 1917 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Twenty-One Hundred and Twenty-Six of The Administrative Code, Providing How Elective Municipal Offices Shall Be Filled When Vacant or When There Is No Successor, Act No. 2707 (Phil. 1917)
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