Appointment, Qualifications, Compensation, Powers and Duties.
Section 212
SEC. 212. Appointment, Qualifications, Compensation, Powers and Duties.— (1) The provincial treasurer shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Minister of Finance, subject to civil service law, rules and regulations. The provincial treasurer shall take charge of the provincial treasury office and act as the chief financial officer of the province. (2) No person shall be appointed provincial treasurer' unless he is a citizen of the Philippines, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in law, commerce or public administration, from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and has at least five years of experience in the treasury or accounting service, two of which as an assistant city or provincial treasurer. (3) The provincial treasurer shall receive such compensation, allowances and other emoluments as may be provided by law or ordinance. (4) The provincial treasurer shall: (a) Advise the governor, the sangguniang panlalawigan and other provincial and national officers concerned with the disposition of provincial funds on all matters relative to public finance; (b) Collect taxes throughout the province including national, provincial and municipal taxes and other revenues authorized by law; (c) Take custody of and exercise supervision over all provincial funds; (d) Take charge of the disbursement and accounting of all provincial funds and other funds the custody of which may be entrusted to him by law or other competent authority; (e) Exercise administrative supervision and control over all treasury offices of component municipalities; (f) Inspect, under the authority of the sangguniang panlalawigan, all commercial and industrial enterprises of the province and all private commercial and industrial establishments within the province in relation to local tax ordinances; and (g) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.