Appropriation of Funds for Indigent Sufferers of Typhoons
Act No. 4160, enacted on December 1, 1934, appropriates one million pesos from the Insular Treasury for the relief of indigent victims affected by typhoons in 1934 and 1935, as well as for urgent repairs to public school buildings damaged by these storms. A Board of Relief, composed of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, and the Commissioner of Health and Public Welfare, is established to assess the damage and recommend necessary relief measures to the Governor-General. The Act emphasizes prompt investigation and reporting to facilitate effective aid distribution. It becomes effective upon approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 4160
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 1, 1934
ACT NO. 4160
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF ONE MILLION PESOS FOR THE RELIEF OF INDIGENT SUFFERERS FROM THE TYPHOONS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR AND NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE, FOR ATTENDING TO URGENT REPAIRS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS DAMAGED BY TYPHOONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. The sum of one million pesos, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the relief of indigent sufferers from the typhoons of nineteen hundred and thirty-four and of indigent sufferers from any typhoons that may occur in nineteen hundred and thirty-five, and to attend to urgent repairs of public school buildings destroyed or damaged by a typhoon.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, and the Commissioner of Health and Public Welfare, acting as a Board of Relief, shall investigate and report without delay to the Governor-General the extent of the damage caused by typhoons and shall recommend the necessary relief, and in view of such recommendation, the Governor-General shall make the necessary allotments.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, December 1, 1934.
Cite This Law
Appropriation of Funds for Indigent Sufferers of Typhoons, Act No. 4160, Dec 1, 1934 (Philippines)
Appropriation of Funds for Indigent Sufferers of Typhoons, Act No. 4160 (Phil. 1934)
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