An Act to Designate District Engineers of Provinces whose Capitals have been Converted into Cities, City Engineers Ex Officio with Additional Compensation, Placing All City Engineers, Including that of the City of Manila, under the Supervision and Control of the Director of Public Works, Fixing the Salary of the City Engineer of Manila, and Providing for the Appointment of Assistant Engineers, Superintendents, and Other Employees of Chartered Cities
Commonwealth Act No. 424, enacted on May 31, 1939, designates district engineers of provinces as ex officio city engineers for the chartered cities that serve as provincial capitals, providing them with additional compensation funded by the city. The act establishes the salary of the city engineer in Manila at 8,400 pesos annually and places all city engineers under the supervision of the Director of Public Works. It also outlines the appointment process for assistant engineers and other personnel, ensuring adherence to existing civil service laws. The law took effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 424
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 31, 1939
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 424
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE DISTRICT ENGINEERS OF PROVINCES WHOSE CAPITALS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO CITIES, CITY ENGINEERS EX OFFICIO WITH ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, PLACING ALL CITY ENGINEERS, INCLUDING THAT OF THE CITY OF MANILA, UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, FIXING THE SALARY OF THE CITY ENGINEER OF MANILA, AND PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ENGINEERS, SUPERINTENDENTS, AND OTHER EMPLOYEES OF CHARTERED CITIES
SECTION 1. The district engineer of the respective province to which the several chartered cities organized under the laws in force belonged prior to their creation as cities shall be ex officio city engineer for the city, which is the capital of the province, for which he was appointed, with an additional compensation, to be paid out of the city funds, in the sum of one thousand pesos per annum. For the purpose of this law, the City of Manila shall be considered a province, and the city engineer of Manila shall receive a salary of eight thousand four hundred pesos per annum.
The city engineers of chartered cities shall be under the supervision and control of the Director of Public Works.
The assistant engineers, superintendents, and other employees as are from time to time provided for in appropriation ordinances of the city shall be appointed in accordance with existing laws governing the appointment of civil engineers, assistant civil engineers, and other personnel in the various engineering districts of the Bureau of Public Works in the provinces.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, May 31, 1939.
Cite This Law
An Act to Designate District Engineers of Provinces whose Capitals have been Converted into Cities, City Engineers Ex Officio with Additional Compensation, Placing All City Engineers, Including that of the City of Manila, under the Supervision and Control of the Director of Public Works, Fixing the Salary of the City Engineer of Manila, and Providing for the Appointment of Assistant Engineers, Superintendents, and Other Employees of Chartered Cities, Commonwealth Act No. 424, May 31, 1939 (Philippines)
An Act to Designate District Engineers of Provinces whose Capitals have been Converted into Cities, City Engineers Ex Officio with Additional Compensation, Placing All City Engineers, Including that of the City of Manila, under the Supervision and Control of the Director of Public Works, Fixing the Salary of the City Engineer of Manila, and Providing for the Appointment of Assistant Engineers, Superintendents, and Other Employees of Chartered Cities, Commonwealth Act No. 424 (Phil. 1939)
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