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Act No. 3957 Section 7

Act No. 3957 Section 7

Section 7

SEC. 7. When all requisites for the issuance of the license have been complied with, the Director of Labor shall issue such license and register the same in his office, upon payment by the applicant of the proper tax, in accordance with the following schedule: If the agency is to.be established in the City of Manila, he shall pay a tax of one hundred pesos per annum; If the agency is to be established in a province, he shall pay a tax of fifty pesos per annum; If the agency is also to engage in the business of procuring or furnishing for foreign countries individuals other than those included in section one of Act Numbered Twenty-four hundred and eighty-six, he shall pay a tax of fifteen hundred pesos if it is to be established in the provinces, and of twenty-five hundred pesos if it is to be established in the City of Manila; In addition to the taxes above mentioned, the sum of twenty-five pesos shall be paid annually to the treasurer of the City of Manila or of the province in which the agency is to be established; and The Director of Labor shall issue an appointment over his signature and the dry seal of his Bureau, to each licensee and each of the persons employed as his recruiters or agents, and for each such appointment the sum of one peso shall be paid.

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CitationAct No. 3957 Section 7 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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