Requirement for Bonded Officer to Secure Clearance Before Leaving the Philippine Islands
Act No. 1161, enacted on May 23, 1904, establishes that any bonded officer or employee of the Civil Government of the Philippine Islands must obtain a clearance from the Auditor before leaving the islands. Failure to do so is classified as a misdemeanor, resulting in a penalty of up to six months of imprisonment, a fine not exceeding one thousand pesos, or both, at the court's discretion. The law emphasizes the importance of settling accounts with the government to ensure public good. This act took effect immediately upon its passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 1161
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 23, 1904
ACT NO. 1161
AN ACT DECLARING ANY BONDED OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT WHO LEAVES OR ATTEMPTS TO LEAVE THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WITHOUT FIRST SECURING A CLEARANCE FROM THE AUDITOR TO BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR
SECTION 1. Any bonded officer or employee of the Civil Government of the Philippine Islands who leaves or attempts to leave the Philippine Islands without first securing a clearance from the Auditor showing that his accounts with the Government have been satisfactorily settled and adjusted, shall be deemed guilty of gross neglect of duty, and shall be punished by imprisonment for not exceeding six months or by a fine of not more than one thousand pesos, or both, in the discretion of the Court.
SECTION 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, May 23, 1904.
Cite This Law
Requirement for Bonded Officer to Secure Clearance Before Leaving the Philippine Islands, Act No. 1161, May 23, 1904 (Philippines)
Requirement for Bonded Officer to Secure Clearance Before Leaving the Philippine Islands, Act No. 1161 (Phil. 1904)
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