An Act to Amend Section Twenty-Two Hundred and Twelve of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven Known as the Administrative Code, by Increasing the Duties of the Municipal Secretary
Act No. 3022, approved on March 8, 1922, amends the Administrative Code to enhance the responsibilities of municipal secretaries in the Philippines. It introduces new duties, requiring them to send certified copies of civil registries (births, marriages, and deaths) to the chief of the division of archives at the end of each quarter. Additionally, it mandates that they collect copies of the Official Gazette and claim any missing issues from the Bureau of Printing, with an obligation to pay for any lost copies at the end of their term. This amendment aims to improve record-keeping and accountability within municipal offices.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3022
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 8, 1922
ACT NO. 3022
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED AND TWELVE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, BY INCREASING THE DUTIES OF THE MUNICIPAL SECRETARY
SECTION 1. Section twenty-two hundred and twelve of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Administrative Code, is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (d) thereof, the following subsections (e) and (f):
"(e) He shall, at the end of each quarter, send to the chief of the division of archives, certified copies of the civil register, containing entries of all the births, marriages, and deaths that have occurred during the quarter.
"(f) He shall properly collect the copies of the Official Gazette received by him and claim in due time from the Bureau of Printing any missing numbers, and shall at the termination of his term of office be required to pay for any copies that may have disappeared."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, March 8, 1922.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Section Twenty-Two Hundred and Twelve of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven Known as the Administrative Code, by Increasing the Duties of the Municipal Secretary, Act No. 3022, Mar 8, 1922 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Twenty-Two Hundred and Twelve of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven Known as the Administrative Code, by Increasing the Duties of the Municipal Secretary, Act No. 3022 (Phil. 1922)
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