Proclamation No. 266 Series of 1938




MALACAÑAN PALACE Manila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Proclamation No. 266 FIXING MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1938, AS CENSUS DAY Whereas Proclamation Numbered Two hundred sixteen, series of nineteen hundred and thirty-seven fixed Saturday, April Sixtenth, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, as Census Day, and authorized the designation of teachers of the Bureau of Education to undertake the enumeration work; Whereas in order to relieve unemployment in the provinces, it has been deemed necessary to discontinue the former plan of employing school teachers as enumerators; and Whereas very little time now remains before April sixteenth, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, in which to take the steps preparatory to the organization of the necessary field force for census work; Now, therefore, I, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, pursuant to the provivsions of Commonwealth Act Numebred One hundred seventy, do hereby amend Proclamation Numbered Two hundred sixteen series of nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, and fix Monday, October third, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, instead of April sixteenth, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, as Census Day. The Commissioner of the Census is hereby authorized to organize and train the necessary filed force who will take charge of the gathering of date, including the enumerators, and may utilize the services of the unemployed as much as the same may be compatible with efficiency, for the work of enumeration and inquiry; and the Commissioner of Civil Service shall prescribe the qualifications for enumerators. Inasmuch as the division superintendents of schools and other schools authorities will be busy with their work during the month of October, the district and city engineers and their assistants shall be the chief and assistant chief census supervisors in their respective provinces and cities. Division superintendents of schools shall, however remain as members of the Census Advisory Boards and their duties as vice-presidents thereof shall be taken over by the district engineers. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the seal of the Commonwealth of the Philippines to be affixed. Done at the City of Manila, this seventh day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty eight, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the third. [SEAL] (Sgd.) MANUEL L. QUEZON President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) JORGE B. VARGAS Secretary to the President The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation