Officers and employees; duties in general.
Section 21
SEC. 21. Officers and employees; duties in general.—All officers and employees shall be subject to the following provisions: (a) Oath of office.—Provincial officers shall, before entering on the duties thereof, take and subscribe to the following oath, which shall be filed with the provincial secretary-treasurer and be by him recorded: "I, .................................. having been .................................. (appointed or elected as the case may be) to the office of................................, of the Province of ................................ do hereby solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will well and truly perform all the duties of said office; that I will faithfully account for all moneys coming into my hands as such officer; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Government of the United States; that I take this oath without any mental reservation whatsoever. So help me God." (In case of affirmation the last four words shall be omitted.) This oath and all oaths required in connection with the administration of the provincial government may be administered by any officer authorized to administer oaths, and no fee shall be charged therefor. (b) Appointments.—Provincial officers and employees, unless otherwise provided for in this Act, shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the civil-service law and rules. There shall be as many employees as may be provided for in the appropriations of the provincial board, subject to the approval of the department governor. (c) Retiring officers; transfer to successors.—Every Transfer to succes provincial officer shall deliver to his successor in office, who shall receipt for the same in duplicate, all property, books, and effects of every description in his possession, belonging to the province, or pertaining to his office. One copy of the receipt shall be delivered to the retiring officer, and the other copy shall be filed with the provincial secretary-treasurer. Any violation of this subsection, after trial and conviction by a competent court, shall be punished with a fine of not exceeding two hundred pesos. (d) Additional powers and duties.—Every provincial official powers shall in addition to the powers and duties in this Act expressly imposed and granted have such further powers and perform such further duties as may by legislation now existing or hereafter enacted be prescribed. (e) Temporary appointments.—In case of suspension or absence of any provincial officer, the department governor shall have power to appoint a person to perform the duties of the office during such absence or suspension, unless otherwise expressly provided by law. (f) Traveling expenses.—The actual and necessary traveling expenses of provincial officers and employees engaged in traveling in the province or outside thereof on official business shall be paid from the provincial treasury. The same limitations now or hereafter prescribed by law as to the amount of per diems which applies to the traveling expenses of the provincial officers and employees shall apply to those herein authorized.