EXECUTIVE ORDERS 1940

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Executive Order No. 316
December 31, 1940
Segregating From the Municipality of Guinayangan, Province of Tayabas, the Barrios of Aloneros, Bagong Silang, Balogo, Cabibihan, Catimo, Danlagan, Kabugwang, Kandalapdap, Malbog, Monato, Mañgayaw, Quinatacutan, Siguiwan, Tagcawayan, and Triumfo, and Organizing the Same Into An Independent Municipality Under the Name of Tagcawayan, With the Seat of Government At the Barrio of Tagcawayan.
Executive Order No. 315
December 28, 1940
Confirming the Elections of Provincial and City Officers Elected on December 10, 1940
Executive Order No. 314
December 24, 1940
Transferring Powers, Functions, Duties, Appropriations Property, and Records From Various Statistical Agencies to the Bureau of the Census and Statistics.
Executive Order No. 313
December 23, 1940
Rules and Regulations Governing the Use of the Coat-Of-Arms of the Philippines and the Great Seal of the Government as Authorized in Commonwealth Act No. 602.
Executive Order No. 312
December 23, 1940
Declaring That Portion of the Benguet Road (Kennon Road) From Klondyke’S Spring to Camp Six Within the Mountain Province a Toll Road and Fixing a Schedule of Fees for the Collection of Tolls Thereon.
Executive Order No. 311
December 17, 1940
Revising Further Executive Order No. 135, Dated December 31, 1937, as Amended, Establishing a Classification of Roads.
Executive Order No. 310
December 4, 1940
Creating the Philippines Heraldry Committee to Make a Study Of, and Recommend Ways and Means For, the Adoption of the Coat-Of-Arms of the Different Political Subdivisions, Provinces, Cities, and Semi-Governmental Institutions.
Executive Order No. 309
November 22, 1940
Amending Further Executive Order No. 47, Dated July 7, 1936 as Amended By Executive Order No. 294, Dated August 5, 1940, Fixing the Width of Road and Street Rights-Of-Way Through Public Land.
Executive Order No. 308
November 7, 1940
Creating a Committee to Revise and Codify the Existing Substantive Laws of the Philippines, and Providing for the Expenses to Be Incurred Thereby.
Executive Order No. 307
October 22, 1940
Prescribing Rules and Regulations to Govern the Employment of Common and Semiskilled Laborers in Public Works, Supplementing for This Purpose the Provisions of Executive Order No. 299, Dated August 19, 1940.
Executive Order No. 306
October 21, 1940
Revising Executive Order No. 73, Series of 1936, Establishing and Classifying Airports and Landing Fields as Amended By Executive Order No. 136, Dated December 31, 1937.
Executive Order No. 305
October 19, 1940
Designating Provincial, City, and Municipal Treasurers, Librarians of the Branches of the National Library, and Principals of Central Schools to Sell and Distribute Government Publications.
Executive Order No. 304
October 8, 1940
Creating Investigating Committees on Veterans’ Pension, Requiring City and Municipal Treasurers to Perform Certain Duties in Connection With Such Pension and Enjoining All Officers and Employees of the Philippine Government to Render Necessary Assistance to Applicants Therefor.
Executive Order No. 303
September 26, 1940
Promulgating Rules and Regulations Governing the Appointment and Supervision of Government Pensionados
Executive Order No. 302
September 26, 1940
Superseding Executive Order Numbered Ninety-Three, as Amended By Executive Order Numbered One Hundred and Twenty-Six, Both Series of Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Seven, Providing for the Control of Unused and Dormant Supplies and Equipment of the National Government and Prescribing the Procedure to Be Followed in Making Regular and Emergency Purchases of Supplies, Materials, Furniture and Equipment and in Ordering Repairs of Furniture and Equipment.
Executive Order No. 301
September 10, 1940
Designating the Philippine National Bank as One of the Agencies to Carry Out the Objectives of Commonwealth Act Numbered Six Hundred.
Executive Order No. 300
September 3, 1940
Placing the Bureau of Immigration Under the Supervision and Control of the Office of the President of the Philippines.
Executive Order No. 299
August 19, 1940
Creating a National Social Security Administration and Revising Further, for This Purpose, Executive Order No. 139, Dated January 14, 1938, as Revised By Executive Order No. 188, Dated February 23, 1939, Executive Order No. 197, Dated March 24, 1939, and Executive Order No. 216, Dated July 28, 1939.
Executive Order No. 298
August 12, 1940
Prohibiting the Automatic Renewal of Contracts, Requiring Public Bidding Before Entering Into New Contracts, and Providing Exceptions Therefor.
Executive Order No. 297
August 12, 1940
Designating the National Trading Corporation as the Agency to Handle and Take Charge of All Government Activities Relating to the Promotion, Organization and Supervision of Cooperative or Mutual Aid Associations.
Executive Order No. 296
August 12, 1940
Segregating From the Municipality of Jordan, Province of Iloilo, the Former Municipality of Nueva Valencia, and Organizing the Same Into An Independent Municipality Under the Name of Nueva Valencia, With the Seat of Government At the Barrio of Santa Ana.
Executive Order No. 295
August 12, 1940
Segregating From the Municipality of Santa Barbara, Province of Iloilo, the Barrio of Zarraga and Organizing the Same Into a Separate Municipality Under the Name of Zarraga, With the Seat of Government At the Barrio of Zarraga.
Executive Order No. 294
August 5, 1940
Amending Executive Order No. 47, Dated July 7, 1936, Fixing the Width of Road and Street Rights-Of-Way Through Public Land.
Executive Order No. 293
August 5, 1940
Enjoining Provincial and Municipal Treasurers Who Are Appointed Agents of the Agricultural and Industrial Bank Even Without Compensation to Comply Faithfully With the Rules and Regulations or Instructions of the Bank and Not to Exact Unauthorized Fees From the Applicants for Loans.
Executive Order No. 292
August 5, 1940
Establishing the Manila Port Area Rat-Proof Building Zone
Executive Order No. 291
August 5, 1940
Creating the Philippine Exposition Commission to Manage and Direct the Exposition to Be Inaugurated in 1941
Executive Order No. 290
July 8, 1940
Promulgating Rules and Regulations Governing the Giving of Security for Every Firearm Held Under the Provisions of Section 888 of the Revised Administrative Code.
Executive Order No. 289
July 8, 1940
Revising Further Executive Order No. 72 Dated December 3, 1936, Establishing a Classification of Ports
Executive Order No. 288
July 8, 1940
Reducing the Real Property Tax on Coconut Trees and Abaca Plants Due for the Year Nineteen Hundred and Forty and Remitting the Penalty of the First Installment of the Tax Due on All Real Property for the Year Nineteen Hundred and Forty in the City of Zamboanga, Subject to Certain Condition.
Executive Order No. 287
July 8, 1940
Reducing the Real Property Tax on Coconut Trees and Abaca Plants Due for the Year Nineteen Hundred and Forty in the City of Davao.
Executive Order No. 286
July 8, 1940
Revising Further Executive Order No. 135 Dated December 31, 1937, Establishing a Classification of Roads
Executive Order No. 285
June 24, 1940
Prescribing Regulations for the Preparation and Submission of Special Budgets Required By Section 7, Paragraph I-(4), of Commonwealth Act No. 246.
Executive Order No. 283
June 22, 1940
Creating a Sugar Advisory Committee, Defining Its Purposes, Functions and Powers, and Designating the Secretary to the President, Until Otherwise Provided, to Administer the Sugar Adjustment and Stabilization Fund Created Under Commonwealth Act No. 567.
Executive Order No. 282
June 22, 1940
Amending Executive Order No. 281, Dated June 15, 1940, Effectuating the Purposes of General Ruling No. 5, June 6, 1940, of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Approved June 6, 1940, By the President of the United States, Under Section 5 (6) of the Act of October 6, 1917 (40 Stat. 411), as Amended, Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as of the President of the United States and Regulations Issued Pursuant Thereto and Under All Other Authority of Law.
Executive Order No. 284
June 22, 1940
Ordering the Hospitalization of Accused Persons Needing Such Hospitalization in the Bilibid Prison Hospital.
Executive Order No. 281
June 15, 1940
Effectuating the Purposes of General Ruling No. 5, June 6, 1940, of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Approved June 6, 1040, By the President of the United States, Under Section 5 (B) of the Act of October 6, 1917 (40 Stat. 411), as Amended, Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended, of the President of the United States and Regulations Issued Pursuant Thereto and Under All Other Authority of Law.
Executive Order No. 280
June 7, 1940
Abolishing the Barrio of Jesus in the Municipality of Babatngon, Leyte, and Annexing Its Territory to the Barrio of Planza, Same Municipality.
Executive Order No. 279
June 7, 1940
Allowing Certain Reserve Officers of the Philippine Army to Possess Firearms Under Certificate of Registration.
Executive Order No. 278
June 7, 1940
Further Amending Executive Order No. 233, Dated November 8, 1939, Entitled “Fixing the Maximum Selling Prices of Certain Articles of Prime Necessity,” as Amended By Executive Order No. 237, Dated November 29, 1939.
Executive Order No. 277
May 29, 1940
Reducing the Real Property Tax on All Permanent Plants And/Or Trees Due for the Year Nineteen Hundred and Forty.
Executive Order No. 276
May 26, 1940
Prescribing Uniform Procedure to Be Followed in the Investigation of Administrative Cases
Executive Order No. 272
May 11, 1940
Transferring the Powers and Duties of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications and the Secretary of the Interior Under Act No. 3997 and Commonwealth Act No. 98, Respectively, to the Secretary of National Defense
Executive Order No. 275
May 11, 1940
Transferring the Seat of Government of the Municipality of Lupi, Camarines Sur, From Its Present Location At the Barrio of San Pedro to the Sitio of Tapi, Barrio of Cabutagan.
Executive Order No. 274
May 11, 1940
Fixing the Schedule of Per Diems for Provincial, City and Municipal Officers and Employees
Executive Order No. 273
May 11, 1940
Regulations Governing the Use of the Flag of the United States, the Flag of the Philippines, and the Flags of Other Nations
Executive Order No. 271
May 11, 1940
Modifying Paragraph 2 of Executive Order No. 221, Dated September 9, 1939, Regarding Increases in Salary in the Same Position
Executive Order No. 270
April 25, 1940
Amending Executive Order No. 255, Entitled “Fixing and Regulating the Collection of Wharf or Pier Charges for the Use of Port Facilities”
Executive Order No. 269
April 25, 1940
Requiring That the Opening of All Bids and All Public Competitive Biddings Be Made in the Presence of a Representative of the Auditor General
Executive Order No. 268
April 25, 1940
Requiring the Prompt and Direct Submission of Papers to the Auditor General
Executive Order No. 267
April 15, 1940
Organization of the Philippine Army Nurse Corps Reserve
Executive Order No. 266
April 15, 1940
Organizing a Certain Portion of the Municipality of Cagayan, Oriental Misamis, Into An Independent Municipality Under the Name of Alubijid
Executive Order No. 265
April 4, 1940
Declaring Certain Positions as Primarily Confidential in Accordance With the Provisions of Section 1(G) of Commonwealth Act No. 402 and Amending for This Purpose the Second Paragraph of Section 1 of Executive Order No. 244 Dated December 31, 1939
Executive Order No. 264
April 1, 1940
Appointment and Separation of Secret Agents or Detectives and Confidential Employees
Executive Order No. 263
April 1, 1940
Authorizing the Printing of the Dictionary and Grammar of the National Language, and Fixing the Day From Which Said Language Shall Be Used and Taught in the Public and Private Schools of the Philippines
Executive Order No. 262
April 1, 1940
Revising Executive Order No. 32, Dated May 25, 1936, Prescribing Uniform Fees for Copies of Official Records and Documents Furnished Private Persons and Entities
Executive Order No. 261
March 19, 1940
Amending Executive Order No. 253, Dated February 14, 1940, Entitled “Further Amending Executive Order No. 233, Dated November 8, 1939, Entitled ‘Fixing the Maximum Selling Prices of Certain Articles of Prime Necessities’ “
Executive Order No. 257
March 12, 1940
Amending Executive Order No. 33, Creating the Deportation Board
Executive Order No. 260
March 12, 1940
Extending the Application of Certain Provisions of Administrative Order No. 68 Dated March 17, 1938, to the Creation and Filling of Positions Carrying Compensation At Three Thousand Pesos or More Per Annum in the Provincial Governments, Chartered Cities, and Corporations Owned or Controlled By the Government and Their Subsidiaries
Executive Order No. 259
March 12, 1940
Regulations Governing Official Travel Abroad
Executive Order No. 258
March 12, 1940
Authorizing the Payment of the Salaries or Wages of Newly Appointed or Transferred Officers and Employees of the National, Provincial, City, and Municipal Governments While Their Appointments Are Pending Action By the Proper Authorities
Executive Order No. 256
March 1, 1940
Amending Paragraph 6 of Executive Order No. 169, Dated October 15, 1938
Executive Order No. 255
February 21, 1940
Fixing and Regulating the Collection of Wharf or Pier Charges for the Use of Port Facilities
Executive Order No. 254
February 20, 1940
Revising Executive Order No. 195, Dated March 13, 1939 Establishing a Classification of Ports
Executive Order No. 253
February 14, 1940
Further Amending Executive Order No. 233, Dated November 8, 1939, Entitled “Fixing the Maximum Selling Prices of Certain Articles of Prime Necessity”
Executive Order No. 252
January 23, 1940
Granting Authority to the Commissioner of the Census to Order and Approve the Publication of Census Reports
Executive Order No. 251
January 17, 1940
Creating a Decoration to Be Known as the Medal of Honor and Prescribing Rules and Regulations for Its Award
Executive Order No. 250
January 10, 1940
Creating a Committee to Make a Study of, and Recommend Ways and Means for the Organization of a Reservists Association
Executive Order No. 249
January 4, 1940
Creating the National Trading Corporation
Executive Order No. 248
January 2, 1940
Further Amending Executive Order No. 233, Dated November 8, 1939, Entitled “Fixing the Maximum Selling Prices of Certain Articles of Prime Necessity”
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