An Act to Reorganize The Provincial Board of The Mountain Province by Creating The Office of Third Member of Said Board, and to Abolish The Office of Industrial Supervisor of Said Province and Transfer The Duties Thereof to The Provincial Governor
Act No. 2685, approved on March 9, 1917, reorganizes the provincial board of the Mountain Province in the Philippines by introducing a third member to the board, who will be appointed by the Governor-General until June 1919, when the position will be filled by election. The act also abolishes the office of the industrial supervisor, transferring its responsibilities to the provincial governor. The composition of the board now includes the provincial governor, the provincial treasurer, and the newly created third member, who will receive a per diem compensation. Additionally, similar provisions for electing the third member apply to Batanes, Mindoro, Palawan, and Nueva Vizcaya. The act emphasizes the governance of elections and qualifications based on existing administrative codes.
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- What is An Act to Reorganize The Provincial Board of The Mountain Province by Creating The Office of Third Member of Said Board, and to Abolish The Office of Industrial Supervisor of Said Province and Transfer The Duties Thereof to The Provincial Governor about?
- Act No. 2685, approved on March 9, 1917, reorganizes the provincial board of the Mountain Province in the Philippines by introducing a third member to the board, who will be appointed by the Governor-General until June 1919, when the position will be filled by election. The act also abolishes the office of the industrial supervisor, transferring its responsibilities to the provincial governor. The composition of the board now includes the provincial governor, the provincial treasurer, and the newly created third member, who will receive a per diem compensation. Additionally, similar provisions for electing the third member apply to Batanes, Mindoro, Palawan, and Nueva Vizcaya. The act emphasizes the governance of elections and qualifications based on existing administrative codes.
- What type of law is Act No. 2685?
- An Act to Reorganize The Provincial Board of The Mountain Province by Creating The Office of Third Member of Said Board, and to Abolish The Office of Industrial Supervisor of Said Province and Transfer The Duties Thereof to The Provincial Governor (Act No. 2685) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act to Reorganize The Provincial Board of The Mountain Province by Creating The Office of Third Member of Said Board, and to Abolish The Office of Industrial Supervisor of Said Province and Transfer The Duties Thereof to The Provincial Governor enacted?
- An Act to Reorganize The Provincial Board of The Mountain Province by Creating The Office of Third Member of Said Board, and to Abolish The Office of Industrial Supervisor of Said Province and Transfer The Duties Thereof to The Provincial Governor (Act No. 2685) was enacted on Mar 9, 1917.
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- An Act to Reorganize The Provincial Board of The Mountain Province by Creating The Office of Third Member of Said Board, and to Abolish The Office of Industrial Supervisor of Said Province and Transfer The Duties Thereof to The Provincial Governor, Act No. 2685, Mar 9, 1917 (Philippines)
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- Congress of the Philippines
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March 9, 1917
ACT NO. 2685
AN ACT TO REORGANIZE THE PROVINCIAL BOARD OF THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE BY CREATING THE OFFICE OF THIRD MEMBER OF SAID BOARD, AND TO ABOLISH THE OFFICE OF INDUSTRIAL SUPERVISOR OF SAID PROVINCE AND TRANSFER THE DUTIES THEREOF TO THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR
SECTION 1. Section two thousand and seventy-nine of the Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2079. Composition of provincial board in specially organized provinces. — The provincial board in specially organized provinces shall be composed of the provincial governor, who shall be the presiding officer of the board, the provincial treasurer, and a third member. In the Mountain Province the third member shall be a citizen of the Philippine Islands with not less than one year's residence in said province, who shall be appointed by the Governor-General, with the consent of the Senate: Provided, That from and after the first Tuesday of June, nineteen hundred and nineteen, the office of third member of the provincial board of the Mountain Province shall be filled by election under the provisions of the Election Law; but with respect to the qualification of electors, conduct of election, and determination of the results, said office shall be governed by the provisions of sections two thousand two hundred and ninety-nine to two thousand three hundred and six of this Code. The member appointed by the Governor-General shall receive a per diem of not less than five nor more than fifteen pesos for each day of actual attendance at the sessions of the board.
"In Batanes, Mindoro, Palawan, and Nueva Vizcaya, the third member shall be elected by the voters of the province. As regards qualification for office, the time of election, and conditions relating to tenure and term of office, the third member of the provincial board of Nueva Vizcaya shall be on the same footing as other provincial officers elected pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law; but with respect to the qualification of electors, conduct of election and determination of the results, said office shall be governed by the provisions of sections two thousand two hundred ninety-nine to two thousand three hundred and six of this Code.
"The compensation of the elective third member shall be fixed pursuant to section two thousand and twenty-three hereof, but the per diem of the third member in Batanes shall not be in excess of five pesos."
SECTION 2. Section two thousand and eighty-two of the Administrative Code is hereby repealed, and the duties of the industrial supervisor of the Mountain Province with regard to the exchange stores and industrial and agricultural activities of the province are transferred to the provincial governor.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, March 9, 1917.
Cite This Law
An Act to Reorganize The Provincial Board of The Mountain Province by Creating The Office of Third Member of Said Board, and to Abolish The Office of Industrial Supervisor of Said Province and Transfer The Duties Thereof to The Provincial Governor, Act No. 2685, Mar 9, 1917 (Philippines)
An Act to Reorganize The Provincial Board of The Mountain Province by Creating The Office of Third Member of Said Board, and to Abolish The Office of Industrial Supervisor of Said Province and Transfer The Duties Thereof to The Provincial Governor, Act No. 2685 (Phil. 1917)
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