Employment of Competent Person to Care for Philippine Commercial Interests in America
Act No. 3442, enacted on November 28, 1928, authorizes the Governor-General of the Philippines to hire a qualified individual to manage Philippine commercial interests in the United States for a three-year term. The appointee will work in collaboration with the Resident Commissioners and other relevant agencies and will receive an annual salary of twelve thousand pesos, paid monthly. Funding for the role and related expenses will be included in the annual Appropriation Act. This law is set to take effect on January 1, 1929.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3442
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 28, 1928
ACT NO. 3442
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE EMPLOYMENT OF A COMPETENT PERSON TO CARE FOR PHILIPPINE COMMERCIAL INTERESTS IN AMERICA
SECTION 1. The Governor-General is hereby authorized to employ a competent person under a three-year contract, to cooperate with the Resident Commissioners, the Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War Department, United States of America, and such other agencies as have been or may hereafter be created by the Philippine Government to care for Philippine commercial interests in the United States. The person so employed shall receive as compensation the sum of twelve thousand pesos, Philippine currency, per annum, payable at the end of each month. The necessary expenses for carrying out the purposes of this Act while in force and effect shall be provided annually in the Appropriation Act.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on January first, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine.
Approved, November 28, 1928.
Cite This Law
Employment of Competent Person to Care for Philippine Commercial Interests in America, Act No. 3442, Nov 28, 1928 (Philippines)
Employment of Competent Person to Care for Philippine Commercial Interests in America, Act No. 3442 (Phil. 1928)
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