Persons Authorized to Administer Oaths on Claim Papers Submitted to Philippine War Damage Commission
Republic Act No. 100, approved on April 16, 1947, authorizes specific individuals—including Commissioners and certain officers of the Philippine War Damage Commission, Legal Aid Office attorneys, and public school officials—to administer oaths on documents submitted to the Commission. These authorized individuals may collect a fee of up to fifty centavos for each administered oath, except for Commissioners and Legal Aid attorneys who cannot charge for their services. The Act specifies that no documentary stamps are required for the relevant documents and that those authorized do not need to maintain a seal or register their official acts. The law took effect immediately upon approval.
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- What is Persons Authorized to Administer Oaths on Claim Papers Submitted to Philippine War Damage Commission about?
- Republic Act No. 100, approved on April 16, 1947, authorizes specific individuals—including Commissioners and certain officers of the Philippine War Damage Commission, Legal Aid Office attorneys, and public school officials—to administer oaths on documents submitted to the Commission. These authorized individuals may collect a fee of up to fifty centavos for each administered oath, except for Commissioners and Legal Aid attorneys who cannot charge for their services. The Act specifies that no documentary stamps are required for the relevant documents and that those authorized do not need to maintain a seal or register their official acts. The law took effect immediately upon approval.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 100?
- Persons Authorized to Administer Oaths on Claim Papers Submitted to Philippine War Damage Commission (Republic Act No. 100) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Persons Authorized to Administer Oaths on Claim Papers Submitted to Philippine War Damage Commission enacted?
- Persons Authorized to Administer Oaths on Claim Papers Submitted to Philippine War Damage Commission (Republic Act No. 100) was enacted on Apr 16, 1947.
- What is the citation for Persons Authorized to Administer Oaths on Claim Papers Submitted to Philippine War Damage Commission?
- Persons Authorized to Administer Oaths on Claim Papers Submitted to Philippine War Damage Commission, Republic Act No. 100, Apr 16, 1947 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 100
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 16, 1947
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 100
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE ANY COMMISSIONER OF THE PHILIPPINE WAR DAMAGE COMMISSION WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES THEREOF, ATTORNEYS OF THE LEGAL AID OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICIALS, TO ADMINISTER OATHS ON CLAIM PAPERS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE PHILIPPINE WAR DAMAGE COMMISSION
SECTION 1. In addition to the officers and employees of the Government authorized by existing law to administer oaths, any Commissioner of the Philippine War Damage Commission who is a citizen of the Philippines, or any officer or employee thereof who is likewise a citizen of the Philippines and duly authorized by said Commission, attorneys of the Legal Aid Office of the Department of Justice and public school teachers and other public school officials, shall have authority to administer oaths on claim forms, affidavits, and other documents presented to, or filed with, the Philippine War Damage Commission created by Public Law Numbered Three hundred and seventy, seventy-ninth Congress of the United States, approved April thirty, nineteen hundred and forty-six: Provided, however, That, with the exception of the Commissioners, officers or employees of the Philippine War Damage Commission, as well as the attorneys of the Legal Aid Office of the Department of Justice, who shall not collect any fee for their services, such officers and employees of the Government authorized under existing law to administer oaths and public school teachers or other public school officials herein authorized to administer oaths, may collect for each oath a fee of not more than fifty centavos: Provided, further, That no documentary stamp shall be required to be affixed to any claim papers, affidavits or other documents to be submitted to, or filed with, the Philippine War Damage Commission.
SECTION 2. The persons herein authorize to administer oaths, shall not be required to keep or use a seal or to keep a register of their official acts in the performance of the functions hereinabove set forth.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: April 16, 1947.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 43, No. 4, p. 1176 in April 1947
Cite This Law
Persons Authorized to Administer Oaths on Claim Papers Submitted to Philippine War Damage Commission, Republic Act No. 100, Apr 16, 1947 (Philippines)
Persons Authorized to Administer Oaths on Claim Papers Submitted to Philippine War Damage Commission, Republic Act No. 100 (Phil. 1947)
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