Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 3181)
The purpose of Act No. 3181 is to appropriate the sum of sixty-two hundred and fifty pesos and sixty-three centavos to cover expenses incurred by the Province of Surigao for the construction of a provincial jail and for subsistence, medicines, and transportation for prisoners referred to as "colorum" prisoners.
The Act covers expenses for the construction of a provincial jail, as well as subsistence, medicines, and transportation for "colorum" prisoners.
Act No. 3181 specifically applies to the Province of Surigao.
"Colorum" prisoners refer to those arrested in connection with violations related to unlicensed or unauthorized activities, though the Act does not provide a detailed definition; they are prisoners detained in the Province of Surigao during the early months of 1924.
The appropriated sum is sourced from any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sixty-two hundred and fifty pesos and sixty-three centavos is appropriated under the Act.
The Act took effect upon its approval on November 25, 1924.
The Act was enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Legislature assembled.
No, Act No. 3181 does not provide penalties or sanctions; it is focused solely on appropriation of funds for expenses incurred.
This signifies that the funds to be used are from the general treasury funds available and not already allocated for other specific purposes, ensuring that the appropriated amount is drawn from surplus or unallocated government funds.