An Act to Provide for a Standing Appropriation of One Million Pesos Per Annum for the Independence Commission
Act No. 2933, enacted on December 15, 1920, establishes a standing annual appropriation of one million pesos for the Independence Commission in the Philippines. This fund, allocated from the Insular Treasury, is intended to cover various expenses, including publicity related to the Commission's activities. The allocation is divided equally between the Senate and House of Representatives, with each receiving five hundred thousand pesos. The Act stipulates that the funds will only be recorded by the Insular Auditor when necessary for payments. It is set to take effect on January 1, 1921.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2933
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 15, 1920
ACT NO. 2933
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A STANDING APPROPRIATION OF ONE MILLION PESOS PER ANNUM FOR THE INDEPENDENCE COMMISSION
SECTION 1. A standing appropriation of one million pesos per annum is hereby made out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated to defray the expenses of the Independence Commission, including publicity and all other expenses in connection with the performance of its duties. This credit shall be considered as included in the annual appropriation for the Senate and the House of Representatives, at the rate of five hundred thousand pesos for each House, although the appropriation acts hereafter approved may not make any specific appropriation for said purpose: Provided, That no part of this sum shall be set up on the books of the Insular Auditor until it shall be necessary to make the payment or payments authorized by this Act. HESIcT
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on January first, nineteen hundred and twenty-one.
Approved, December 15, 1920.
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An Act to Provide for a Standing Appropriation of One Million Pesos Per Annum for the Independence Commission, Act No. 2933, Dec 15, 1920 (Philippines)
An Act to Provide for a Standing Appropriation of One Million Pesos Per Annum for the Independence Commission, Act No. 2933 (Phil. 1920)
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