Republic Act No. 1944: An act to amend sections thirty-four and thirty-eight of republic act numbered four hundred nine, known as the revised charter of the city of manila, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 1944

An act to amend sections thirty-four and thirty-eight of republic act numbered four hundred nine, known as the revised charter of the city of manila, and for other purposes

An Act to Amend Sections Thirty-Four and Thirty-Eight of Republic Act Numbered Four Hundred Nine, Known as the Revised Charter of the City of Manila, and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The Act amends sections 34 and 38 of RA 409 to expand the powers and duties of the chief of police and the city fiscal, particularly regarding police supervision, medico-legal investigations, and the handling of sudden deaths and evidentiary matters.

Expanded duties and supervisory powers of the chief of police over the police department, city jail, and police training school.

Authorization of the chief of police to take bail in non-penal cases and to execute court processes.

Extended medico-legal responsibilities for the chief of police, including examinations of victims and evidence.

Empowerment of the city fiscal to investigate sudden deaths and coordinate autopsies with medical examiners and the NBI.

Provision for the city fiscal to request expert medico-legal assistance under established rules.

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REPUBLIC ACT No. 1944

AN ACT TO CONVERT THE HALILI HIGH SCHOOL IN THE PROVINCE OF BULACAN INTO A POULTRY SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE POULTRY SCHOOL, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION OF THE NECESSARY FUNDS THEREFOR.

Section 1. The Halili High School, situated in the Municipality of Sta

Maria, Province of Bulacan, is hereby converted into a poultry school to be known as the Philippine Poultry School, and the Secretary of Education is hereby empowered to reorganize said school accordingly.

Section 2

The sum of two hundred thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the acquisition of additional site and equipment for said school, and for its maintenance and operation during the school year nineteen hundred and fifty-five and nineteen hundred and fifty-six. Such sums as may be necessary thereafter for its maintenance and operation shall be included in the annual General Appropriation Act.

Section 3

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 22, 1957

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