Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 411)
The title of Republic Act No. 411 is 'An Act to Provide for the Establishment, Operation and Maintenance of Municipal Libraries throughout the Philippines, Appropriating Funds Therefor.'
The primary purpose of Republic Act No. 411 is to provide for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of one thousand municipal libraries throughout the Philippines over a period of five years by the Bureau of Public Libraries.
The sum of three hundred thousand pesos (₱300,000) per year is appropriated out of the General Fund in the National Treasury for a period of five years for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of municipal libraries.
The appropriated funds cover a period of five years starting from the fiscal year 1949-1950.
The Director of the Bureau of Public Libraries shall apportion the municipal libraries among the provinces in proportion to their population, and each province's share is then divided among its municipalities also according to their respective population proportions.
The specified expenses include salaries and wages for cataloguers and clerk-typists, sundry expenses such as traveling expenses, freight and delivery, postal and telecommunication services, supplies and materials for binding books, purchase of furniture and equipment, and the purchase of books.
The Bureau of Public Libraries, under the direction of its Director, is responsible for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the municipal libraries.
No, the appropriation shall not be affected by any priority appropriation established by law.
The Act took effect upon its approval on June 18, 1949.
The Director is tasked with apportioning the libraries among the provinces and municipalities in proportion to their population and overseeing the use of appropriated funds for establishing and maintaining the municipal libraries.