Transferring the Unexpended Balances of the Funds Appropriated for the Philippine Assembly by Act No. 2540 to the House of Representatives
Act No. 2670, approved on December 14, 1916, facilitates the transfer of unexpended funds from the Philippine Assembly to the House of Representatives for expenses until December 31, 1916. It allows the Speaker of the House to allocate these funds for member compensation, salaries, contingent expenses, and necessary equipment. Additionally, all property belonging to the Philippine Assembly is transferred to the House of Representatives. The Act ensures that the Speaker's and Representatives' salaries are maintained at specified rates during this period.
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- What is Transferring the Unexpended Balances of the Funds Appropriated for the Philippine Assembly by Act No. 2540 to the House of Representatives about?
- Act No. 2670, approved on December 14, 1916, facilitates the transfer of unexpended funds from the Philippine Assembly to the House of Representatives for expenses until December 31, 1916. It allows the Speaker of the House to allocate these funds for member compensation, salaries, contingent expenses, and necessary equipment. Additionally, all property belonging to the Philippine Assembly is transferred to the House of Representatives. The Act ensures that the Speaker's and Representatives' salaries are maintained at specified rates during this period.
- What type of law is Act No. 2670?
- Transferring the Unexpended Balances of the Funds Appropriated for the Philippine Assembly by Act No. 2540 to the House of Representatives (Act No. 2670) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Transferring the Unexpended Balances of the Funds Appropriated for the Philippine Assembly by Act No. 2540 to the House of Representatives enacted?
- Transferring the Unexpended Balances of the Funds Appropriated for the Philippine Assembly by Act No. 2540 to the House of Representatives (Act No. 2670) was enacted on Dec 14, 1916.
- What is the citation for Transferring the Unexpended Balances of the Funds Appropriated for the Philippine Assembly by Act No. 2540 to the House of Representatives?
- Transferring the Unexpended Balances of the Funds Appropriated for the Philippine Assembly by Act No. 2540 to the House of Representatives, Act No. 2670, Dec 14, 1916 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2670
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 14, 1916
ACT NO. 2670
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY BY ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY, TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FOR ITS EXPENSES UNTIL DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Any of the funds appropriated by Act Numbered Twenty-five hundred and forty for the current expenses of the Philippine Assembly, or authorized by the Governor-General, with the concurrence of the Speaker of the Philippine Assembly and the recommendation of the Emergency Board, for the payment of the expenses of said Assembly, which appeared as unexpended on October sixteenth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, are hereby transferred to the House of Representatives for the expenses of the same during the period ending on December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and sixteen.
SECTION 2. The Speaker of the House of Representatives is hereby authorized to get aside the unexpended balances of the Assembly appropriations for the payment of the compensation of the members of the House of Representatives, the salaries of the personnel, contingent expenses, including expenses of the Representatives for board and lodging during the session, and the purchase of equipment for the House of Representatives, as he may deem most advisable in the public interest: Provided, That the salary of the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the period from October sixteenth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, to December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and sixteen, inclusive, shall be payable at the annual rate of compensation provided by Act Numbered Twenty-five hundred and forty for the Speaker of the Philippine Assembly, and the salary of each Representative shall, during the same period, be at the rate of eighteen hundred and ninety pesos each.
SECTION 3. All property belonging to the Philippine Assembly is hereby transferred to the offices of the House of Representatives.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, December 14, 1916. HcSDIE
Cite This Law
Transferring the Unexpended Balances of the Funds Appropriated for the Philippine Assembly by Act No. 2540 to the House of Representatives, Act No. 2670, Dec 14, 1916 (Philippines)
Transferring the Unexpended Balances of the Funds Appropriated for the Philippine Assembly by Act No. 2540 to the House of Representatives, Act No. 2670 (Phil. 1916)
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