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Act No. 1401 Section 2

Act No. 1401 Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2. The provinces organized under the Provincial Government Act shall be divided into engineering districts by the Consulting Engineer to the Commission, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Police, which districts may be subsequently rearranged or modified by the Consulting Engineer, with like approval, when the public interest so requires. The engineers heretofore designated as supervisors shall be transferred to the Bureau of Engineering, and, together with any regularly appointed civil engineers, shall be assigned, in so far as may be necessary, by the Consulting Engineer, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Police, to the engineering districts herein provided for, and when so assigned and approved they shall be designated district engineers, and shall be placed under bonds in an amount approved by the Auditor for the Philippine Islands. The Consulting Engineer shall have authority, with the approval of' the Secretary of Commerce and Police, when the public interest so requires, to change the assignment of any district engineer or to assign such engineer to other engineering duty. The provincial boards of the provinces comprising the different engineering districts shall be notified of the district organization herein provided for and of any subsequent changes therein, and of the assignment of district engineers to said districts, and their headquarters in each instance. The Consulting Engineer shall designate the head-, quarters, of the district engineers, and when such headquarters is the capital of a province, the provincial board of such .province shall provide, free of charge, suitable office quarters.

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CitationAct No. 1401 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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