EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 364

Legal Principle/Provision: This Executive Order establishes provincial, city, municipal, and municipal district census boards to assist the Bureau of the Census and Statistics in conducting the 1960 censuses of population, housing, and agriculture.
Key Definitions Introduced:
- Census Boards: Bodies created to facilitate the census process at various administrative levels.
Important Requirements or Procedures Outlined:
- Each province, city, municipality, and municipal district must have a census board.
- The boards will act as consultative bodies and assist in enumeration work.
Relevant Timeframes: The census boards are to be active during the preparation and actual enumeration work for the 1960 Census.

Legal Principle/Provision: Defines the membership structure of the census boards based on administrative jurisdiction.
Key Definitions Introduced:
- Provincial Census Board: Composed of the Provincial Governor (Chairman), Provincial Treasurer, Division Superintendent of Schools, and District Engineer.
- City Census Board: Composed of the City Mayor (Chairman), City Treasurer, City Superintendent of Schools, and City Engineer.
- Municipal Census Board: Composed of the Municipal Mayor (Chairman), Municipal Treasurer, and Superintendent or Principal Teacher.
- Municipal District Census Board: Composed of the Municipal District Mayor (Chairman), Municipal District Treasurer, and Supervising or Principal Teacher.
Important Requirements or Procedures Outlined:
- Each board is to receive and safeguard census materials, consolidate census returns, and forward them to the Bureau of the Census and Statistics.
Relevant Timeframes: Immediate implementation of the census boards is implied to facilitate the upcoming census.

Legal Principle/Provision: Outlines the roles and responsibilities of the census boards in managing census operations.
Important Requirements or Procedures Outlined:
- Ensure the safekeeping of all census materials.
- Assemble and consolidate census returns before forwarding them to the Bureau of the Census and Statistics.
Relevant Timeframes: Returns from municipalities and municipal districts must be forwarded through provincial census boards.

Legal Principle/Provision: Assigns the Bureau of the Census and Statistics with the responsibility to implement the provisions of this Executive Order.
Important Requirements or Procedures Outlined:
- The Bureau will oversee the operations of the census boards and ensure compliance with the Order.
Relevant Timeframes: The implementation is effective immediately as of the date of the Executive Order.

Legal Principle/Provision: While no specific penalties are mentioned in the order, failure to comply with the responsibilities outlined could imply administrative consequences for the census boards.
Important Requirements or Procedures Outlined:
- Boards must function without extra compensation, indicating a potential lack of funds for non-compliance.

Commonwealth Act No. 591: Empowers the Bureau of the Census and Statistics to conduct various censuses.
Republic Act No. 2300: Appropriates funds for the 1960 censuses.

Executive Order No. 364 establishes census boards at multiple administrative levels to aid in the 1960 census.
Each board's composition is defined, and their responsibilities include safeguarding materials and consolidating census returns.
The Bureau of the Census and Statistics is tasked with implementing the order and overseeing the census boards.
Immediate activation of these boards is necessary to prepare for the upcoming census, with no additional compensation for members.