Title
Reimbursement for Bond Expenses of Designated Officials
Law
Act No. 626
Decision Date
Feb 9, 1903
This law provides reimbursement for government officials or employees who incur additional expenses due to being designated to temporarily perform the duties of another official or employee, and applies retroactively to previous cases, with the reimbursement coming from the appropriate department's budget.
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Legal basis and references

  • Act No. 626 applies when designation is made in accordance with Act Numbered Four hundred and eight.
  • Section 2 directs expedited legislative processing under section two of “An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws,” passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.

Policy and legislative intent

  • Section 2 recognizes that the public good requiring speedy enactment warrants expedited passage.
  • Act No. 626 is designed to ensure reimbursement of government officers or employees for bond-related costs incurred due to temporary designation.

Coverage and triggering designation

  • Section 1 covers any official or employee of the government who is designated by the proper authority.
  • The designation must be for temporary performance of duties of the head of a Bureau or a subordinate official or employee of an Office or Bureau.
  • The designation must be made in accordance with Act Numbered Four hundred and eight.
  • The reimbursement relates to additional expenses incurred for bond requirements due to the designation.

Reimbursement for bond expenses

  • Section 1 requires reimbursement when the designated person is obliged to incur expenses for the requirements of a bond.
  • The reimbursable expenses are for such expenses and disbursements the designated person must make on account of bond requirements caused by the designation.
  • Section 1 limits reimbursement to bond-related expenses incurred by reason of such designation.
  • Section 1 orders payment to be made from the appropriation for the Department, Bureau, or Office in which the services are rendered due to the designation.

Retroactivity and scope of past claims

  • Section 1 makes Act No. 626 retroactive to apply to all officials and employees who have heretofore incurred expenses because of such designation.
  • Retroactivity covers prior instances where officials or employees were caused to incur expenses in the manner stated in Section 1.
  • Retroactive application is tied to designation for temporary performance under the bond-requirement situation described in Section 1.

Procedural rule for enactment

  • Section 2 authorizes expediting the passage in accordance with section two of “An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws,” passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.
  • Section 2 implements the expedited procedure based on the public good requiring speedy enactment.

Transitory effect and termination

  • Section 3 provides that Act No. 626 takes effect on its passage.

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