Effectivity of appointment by provincial governors, city mayors and municipal mayors.
Section 8
SEC. 8. Effectivity of appointment by provincial governors, city mayors and municipal mayors.—Appointments by provincial governors, city mayors and municipal mayors shall become effective upon the issuance of such appointments and upon attestation by the provincial treasurer of provinces, in case of appointments made by provincial governors and municipal mayors, and by the city treasurer, in case of appointments made by city mayors. Provincial treasurers of provinces, and city treasurers of chartered cities are hereby deputized as deputies of the commissioner of civil service for the purpose of attesting to appointments made by provincial governors, city mayors and municipal mayors. Appointees of provincial governors and municipal mayors shall be entitled to collect the rate of compensation fixed for their appointments once said appointments have been attested to by the provincial treasurer in his capacity as representative of the commissioner of civil servce in the province; appointees of city mayors shall likewise be entitled to collect the rate of compensation fixed in their appointments once said appoint have been attested to by the city treasurer in his capacity as representative of the commissioner of civil service in the city: Provided, That temporary appointments to unclassified or emergency positions shall take effect immediately upon their issuance without the necessity of such attestation. All appointments made by provincial governors, city mayors and municipal mayors shall, after being attested by the respective provincial or city treasurers, be forwarded within ten days to the commissioner of civil service for review pursuant to civil service law and rules. If within one hundred eighty days after receipt of said appointments, the commissioner of civil service shall not have made any corrections or revisions, then such appointments are deemed to have been properly made: Provided, however, That in case of appointments, attested contrary to civil service law, rules and regulations, the provincial and city treasurer shall be responsible for the compensation received by the appointee from the time of the attestation of his appointment. For purposes of this Section, provincial and city treasurers shall be under the supervision and control of the commissioner of civil service who shall issue rules and regulations relative to the attestation of appointments made by the local government officials.