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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4667 - AN ACT
CREATING THE SUBPROVINCE OF GUIMARAS IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOILO Section 1. The Island of Guimaras and all the municipalities comprised therein are constituted into a subprovince of the Province of Iloilo, to be known as the Subprovince of Guimaras, with the seat of government in the Municipality of Jordan. Sec. 2. The provisions of Article eleven, Chapter fifty-six, Title eight, Book three of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended, insofar as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall apply to the Subprovince of Guimaras. Sec. 3. The Subprovince of Guimaras shall elect a member to represent the interest of the subprovince in the provincial board of Iloilo. It shall be his duty to attend the session of the provincial board when the latter has to pass on matters concerning the subprovince, but he shall have no vote except as regards such matters. He shall receive a compensation equal to that paid to any member of the provincial board of Iloilo; and shall also be entitled to reimbursement of his actual and necessary traveling expenses in going to and returning from the session of the provincial board. His compensation as well as his traveling expenses shall be paid out of the funds of the subprovince. Sec. 4. The Subprovince of Guimaras shall be constituted and organized into a separate, independent and regular highway engineering district, similar to existing highway engineering districts, for which a highway district engineer shall be assigned in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations applicable thereto. Sec. 5. The subprovince shall have a subprovincial
assessor who, under the direction and supervision of the provincial
assessor of Iloilo, shall perform the duties of assessor for the
subprovince. The subprovincial assessor shall be appointed by the
President of the Philippines, with the consent of the Commission on
Appointments, and shall receive a compensation of three thousand six
hundred pesos per annum. Sec. 6. The Subprovince of Guimaras shall be considered as a province for the purposes of Republic Act Numbered Nine hundred seventeen and Commonwealth Act Numbered Five hundred eighty-six, as amended. Sec. 7. The lieutenant-governor of the Subprovince of Guimaras shall not be a member of the Provincial Board of Iloilo. Sec. 8. The subprovince of Guimaras shall have one lieutenant-governor and one assistant lieutenant-governor. The assistant lieutenant-governor shall take place and perform the duties and exercise the powers of the lieutenant-governor in case of absence, suspension, or other temporary incapacity of the latter. Sec. 9. The lieutenant-governor and the assistant
lieutenant-governor shall receive a compensation of four thousand eight
hundred pesos per annum and three thousand pesos per annum,
respectively. Approved: June 18, 1966 |
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