Section 3
SEC. 3. Section twenty hundred sixty-seven-B of the Administrative Code, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Thirty-seven hundred nineteen, is further amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2067-B. Salaries of provincial officials.—The annual salaries of the provincial officials and their assistants herein mentioned shall be as herein below fixed: "In first-class provinces: For provincial governors, eighteen thousand pesos; for provincial vice-governors, fourteen thousand pesos; for members of the provincial board, nine thousand pesos; for provincial treasurers, district engineers, provincial auditors, provincial health officers, chiefs of hospitals, superintendents of schools, and provincial assessors, fifteen thousand pesos; for assistant provincial treasurers, assistant district engineers, assistant provincial auditors, assistant provincial health officers, assistant superintendents of schools, and assistant provincial assessors, ten thousand two hundred pesos; and for principals of secondary public schools in provincial capitals, seven thousand eight hundred pesos; "In second-class provinces: For provincial governors, sixteen thousand two hundred pesos; for provincial vice-governors, twelve thousand pesos; for members of the provincial board, eight thousand four hundred pesos; for provincial treasurers, district engineers, provincial auditors, provincial health officers, chiefs of hospitals, superintendents of schools, and provincial assessors, thirteen thousand eight hundred pesos; for assistant provincial treasurers, assistant district engineers, assistant provincial auditors, assistant provincial health officers, assistant superintendents of schools, and assistant provincial assessors, nine thousand three hundred pesos; and for principals of secondary public schools in provincial capitals, seven thousand two hundred pesos; "In third-class provinces: For provincial governors, fifteen thousand pesos; for provincial vice-governors, ten thousand two hundred pesos; for members of the provincial board, seven thousand eight hundred pesos; for provincial treasurers, district engineers, provincial auditors, provincial health officers, chiefs of hospitals, superintendents of schools, and provincial assessors, twelve thousand six hundred pesos; for assistant provincial treasurers, assistant district engineers, assistant provincial auditors, assistant provincial health officers, assistant superintendents of schools, and assistant provincial assessors, eight thousand seven hundred pesos; and for principals of secondary public schools in provincial capitals, six thousand six hundred pesos; "In fourth-class provinces: For provincial governors, thirteen thousand eight hundred pesos; for provincial vice-governors, nine thousand pesos; for members of the provincial board, seven thousand two hundred pesos; for provincial treasurers, district engineers, provincial auditors, provincial health officers, chiefs of hospitals, superintendents of schools, and provincial assessors, twelve thousand pesos; for assistant provincial treasurers, assistant district engineers, assistant provincial auditors, assistant provincial health officers, assistant superintendents of schools, and assistant provincial assessors, eight thousand four hundred pesos; and for principals of secondary public schools in provincial capitals, six thousand pesos; "In fifth-class provinces: For provincial governors, twelve thousand six hundred pesos; for provincial vice-governors, seven thousand eight hundred pesos; for members of the provincial board, six thousand pesos; for provincial treasurers, district engineers, provincial auditors, provincial health officers, chiefs of hospitals, superintendents of schools, and provincial assessors, eleven thousand four hundred pesos; for assistant provincial treasurers, assistant district engineers, assistant provincial auditors, assistant provincial health officers, assistant superintendents of schools, and assistant provincial assessors, eight thousand one hundred pesos; and for principals of secondary public schools in provincial capitals, five thousand seven hundred pesos; "In sixth-class provinces: For provincial governors, twelve thousand pesos; for provincial vice-governors, six thousand six hundred pesos; for members of the provincial board, five thousand four hundred pesos; for provincial treasurers, district engineers, provincial auditors, provincial health officers, chiefs of hospitals, superintendents of schools, and provincial assessors, ten thousand eight hundred pesos; for assistant provincial treasurers, assistant district engineers, assistant provincial auditors, assistant provincial health officers, assistant superintendents of schools, and assistant provincial assessors, seven thousand eight hundred pesos; and for principals of secondary public schools in provincial capitals, five thousand four hundred pesos; and "In seventh-class provinces: For provincial governors, eleven thousand four hundred pesos; for provincial vice-governors, six thousand pesos; for members of the provincial board, four thousand eight hundred pesos; for provincial treasurers, district engineers, provincial auditors, provincial health officers, chiefs of hospitals, superintendents of schools, and provincial assessors, ten thousand two hundred pesos; for assistant provincial treasurers, assistant district engineers, assistant provincial auditors, assistant provincial health officers, assistant superintendents of schools, and assistant provincial assessors seven thousand five hundred pesos; and for principals of secondary public schools in provincial capitals, five thousand one hundred pesos: Provided, That if after the salaries of the provincial governor and the other provincial officials mentioned in this Act have been increased by virtue of the provisions hereof, the province concerned incurs an overdraft in its general fund or the operating expenses thereof exceed the revenue collections, the provincial board shall make the corresponding proportional reduction of such salaries, or the President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the Secretary of Finance, shall reduce the salaries of said officials to the maximum rates fixed for them in the next lower class of province, or to such further lower rates as are within the capacity of the province to pay: Provided, further, That if such salaries shall be reduced by reason of one or both of the causes herein mentioned, a uniform percentage of reduction shall be applied on all the salaries affected. "The lieutenant governors, subprovincial district engineers, subprovincial assessors and other officiate in the subprovince having counterparts in the provincial government level, shall receive, the salaries of the classification of the province to which their respective subprovinces would belong were these subprovinces classified as independent and separate. "The salary of the district engineer and the superintendent of schools shall be paid out of national funds and that of the chief of hospitals, out of the funds created under Republic Act Numbered Nineteen hundred thirty-nine. One-half of the salary of the provincial auditor, of the provincial health officer, of the assistant provincial auditor and of the assistant provincial health officer shall be paid out of the national funds and the other half shall be paid out of the funds of the province concerned: Provided, however, That the increase in the salary of the provincial auditor, provincial health officer, assistant provincial auditor and assistant provincial health officer shall be borne by the province until the share thereof of the National Government shall have been provided for in the General Appropriations Act. "In provinces where there are more than one hospital the salaries of the chiefs of hospitals shall be as follows : "(a) If the bed capacity is twenty-five to fifty beds, the chief of hospital shall receive the salary corresponding to the chief of hospital of a fifth-class province. "(b) If the bed capacity is from fifty-one to one hundred beds, the chief of hospital shall receive the salary corresponding to the chief of hospital of a fourth-class province. "(c) If the bed capacity is from one hundred one to one hundred fifty beds, the chief of hospital shall receive the salary corresponding to the chief of hospital of a third-class province. "(d) If the bed capacity is from one hundred fifty-one to three hundred beds, the chief of hospital shall receive the salary corresponding to the chief of hospital of a second-class province. "(e) If the bed capacity is from one hundred fifty to three hundred beds, and said hospital is a training and teaching hospital with a school of nursing, the chief of hospital shall receive the salary corresponding to the chief of hospital of a first-class province."