Provincial or City Treasurers.
Section 60
SEC. 60. Provincial or City Treasurers.—In each province or city, there shall be a distinct and separate office to be headed by a provincial or city treasurer, who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Secretary of Finance, in the manner provided herein. The provincial or city treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the local government unit concerned and, as such, shall excercise the following functions: Advise the provincial board, the municipal board or city council, the provincial or city officers, and the national officers concerned with the disposition of the provincial or city funds, on all matters relative to public finance and the acquisition and disposition of property of the Government. Collect taxes throughout the province or city, including national, provincial or city, and municipal taxes and other revenues authorized by law. Have custody and supervision of all provincial or city funds and property, including the provincial or city buildings and grounds and, subject to the approval of the provincial governor or city mayor, assign rooms to provincial or city officers and other public officials who by law are entitled to office space in the provincial or city buildings. Have charge of the disbursement of all provincial or city funds and other funds the custody of which may be entrusted to him by law or other competent authority. Exercise direct and immediate supervision, administration and control over public markets and the personnel thereof, including those whose duties concern the maintenance and upkeep of the market and market premises, in accordance with local ordinances and other pertinent rules and regulations. The provincial treasurer shall exercise general supervision over municipal public markets. Acquire for the provincial or city government all necessary supplies, materials, and equipment for which the proper appropriation has been authorized by the provincial board, municipal board or city council or other competent authority. Upon designation by the Secretary of Finance, act as Treasury Fiscal Examiner in the province or city under the administrative authority of the Treasurer of the Philippines and in accordance with the pertinent rules and regulations. Act, with the approval of the Secretary of Finance, as agent of the Philippine National Bank in case the same has established an agency in the province or city, with such powers and duties and subject to such conditions as the Board of Directors of the Philippine National Bank may confer and impose upon him. Inspect, under the authority of the provincial board, municipal board or city council, the operation of public utilities belonging to, leased or operated by, the provincial or city government or other local governments, such as telegraph and telephone, land and water transportation, waterworks, electric-light plants, irrigation systems, bonded warehouses, ferries, slaughterhouses, and other commercial and industrial enterprises of the province and the municipalities or of the city, and all private commercial and industrial establishments within the province or city in relation with local tax ordinances. In case of vacancy in the office of the provincial or city-treasurer owing to illness, absence or other cause, the Secretary of Finance may designate another treasurer already in the service or any other competent person to act temporarily in said office and, upon affirmation of said designation by the President of the Philippines, such treasurer or person thus designated shall receive the compensation attached to the vacant position and to continue until such time that a regular or permanent appointment shall have been issued in accordance with law. The Secretary of Finance may, in his discretion, authorize the payment of per diems during the period of such designation.