Act No. 2681

: Act No. 2681, enacted on March 9, 1917, is an act creating a new customs collection district called the District of Pangasinan, establishing the port of entry in Sual for the Provinces of Pangasinan and La Union.
: The customs collection district includes the Provinces of Pangasinan and La Union.
: Before this Act, the Provinces of Pangasinan and La Union belonged to the customs collection district of Manila.
: The designated port of entry established is Sual in the Province of Pangasinan.
: Authorized positions include one collector of customs with an annual salary of four thousand pesos, one interpreter, one clerk of Class 1, and necessary boatmen for customs business.
: The collector of customs shall act as the disbursing officer without additional compensation.
: The collector must take the prescribed oath and furnish a bond in the penal sum of two thousand pesos conditioned on faithful performance of duties.
: The collector, with approval of the Insular Collector, can appoint acting deputy collectors or acting deputy surveyors from among his employees, who may sign documents related to service without additional compensation.
: Yes, the collector shall be responsible on his bond for the acts of the officers he appoints as acting deputies.
: The Act takes effect upon an executive order issued by the Governor-General at the request of the Secretary of Finance.