Section 41
SEC. 41. Claims of officers or agents whose duty it is to collect or account for public moneys, for losses of funds in transit, by fire, burglary, or other unavoidable casualty, shall be submitted to the Auditor within one month after such loss occurs, with all the evidence in the case. If the Auditor shall find that the said funds were properly in the hands of such officer or agent, or properly remitted, and that the loss resulted through no fault of said officer or agent, he may, with the written consent of the Governor-General, credit the account of such officer or agent with the amount of the loss: Provided, That in no case shall a credit in excess of two thousand pesos be given in this manner. Claims for losses in excess of two thousand pesos shall be submitted through the Auditor and Governor-General to the Commission for relief through legislative enactment. The officer shall be liable for all losses, resulting from any cause, except an act of God or the public enemy, unless relieved therefrom as herein provided.