Appointment of Letter-Carriers
Act No. 3860, enacted on November 13, 1931, establishes the appointment of letter-carriers to transport mail to and from barrios within municipalities in regularly organized provinces of the Philippines. Municipal councils are authorized to determine the number of letter-carriers required and the frequency of mail delivery for each barrio. The Director of Posts is responsible for appointing letter-carriers and setting their salaries, which cannot exceed thirty pesos per month, funded by municipal resources. Letter-carriers will operate under the supervision of the Director of Posts, via the local postmaster. The Act took effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3860
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 13, 1931
ACT NO. 3860
AN ACT PROVIDING THE APPOINTMENT OF LETTER-CARRIERS TO CARRY MAILS TO AND FROM THE BARRIOS IN EACH MUNICIPALITY OF THE REGULARLY ORGANIZED PROVINCES, FIXING THEIR SALARIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Carriage of Mails in the Barrios. — Each municipality in the regularly organized provinces is hereby authorized to create positions of letter-carriers who shall carry the mails to and from the different barrios of the municipality concerned, in such manner and with such frequency as shall appear proper to the municipal council.
SECTION 2. Number of Letter-Carriers and How Frequent. — The municipal council shall determine the number of letter-carriers needed for the carriage of mails to and from the barrios of the municipality, and how frequent such carriage be for each barrio in every week.
SECTION 3. Appointment, Salary and Under Whose Control. — The Director of Posts is hereby authorized to make the appointment, and to fix the salary, of any letter-carrier; but, in no case, shall a letter-carrier receive more than thirty pesos per month to be paid out of the municipal funds. The appointee or appointees shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Director of Posts, through the postmaster of the municipality affected.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, November 13, 1931.
Cite This Law
Appointment of Letter-Carriers, Act No. 3860, Nov 13, 1931 (Philippines)
Appointment of Letter-Carriers, Act No. 3860 (Phil. 1931)
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