An Act to Increase the Salary of the Secretary-Treasurer of the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Amending Act Numbered Three Hundred and Thirty-Seven, Entitled "An Act Providing for the Organization of a Provincial Government in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya"
Act No. 1142, enacted on May 3, 1904, amends a previous law to increase the annual salary of the Secretary-Treasurer of Nueva Vizcaya from $1,200 to $1,500. This change modifies subsection (b) of section two of Act No. 337, which established the provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya. The law emphasizes the need for prompt enactment for public benefit and is retroactively effective from January 1, 1904. The act reflects the legislative process allowing for expedited procedures in lawmaking.
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- Act No. 1142
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 3, 1904
ACT NO. 1142
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE SALARY OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER OF THE PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA, AMENDING ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF A PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT IN THE PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA"
SECTION 1. Subsection (b) of section two of Act Numbered Three hundred and thirty-seven is hereby amended by striking out the words "one thousand two hundred dollars per year" and substituting in their stead the words "one thousand five hundred dollars per annum," so that the said subsection (b) shall read as follows:
"(b) A provincial secretary-treasurer, at a salary of one thousand five hundred dollars per annum." EDCcaS
SECTION 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.
SECTION 3. The provisions of this Act shall be retroactive and effective as of January first, nineteen hundred and four.
ENACTED, May 3, 1904.
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An Act to Increase the Salary of the Secretary-Treasurer of the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Amending Act Numbered Three Hundred and Thirty-Seven, Entitled "An Act Providing for the Organization of a Provincial Government in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya", Act No. 1142, May 3, 1904 (Philippines)
An Act to Increase the Salary of the Secretary-Treasurer of the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Amending Act Numbered Three Hundred and Thirty-Seven, Entitled "An Act Providing for the Organization of a Provincial Government in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya", Act No. 1142 (Phil. 1904)
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