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...
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Fixing Monday, October 3, 1938, as Census Day
Proclamation No. 266
Summary of Proclamation No. 266
Fixing Census Day
- Monday, October 3, 1938 is fixed as Census Day instead of April 16, 1938. (Section 1)
- This amends Proclamation No. 216, series of 1937, which originally set April 16, 1938 as Census Day. (Section 1)
Enumeration Force
- The Commissioner of the Census is authorized to organize and train the necessary field force for gathering census data, including enumerators. (Section 2)
- The Commissioner may utilize the services of the unemployed as enumerators, as long as it is compatible with efficiency. (Section 2)
- The Commissioner of Civil Service shall prescribe the qualifications for enumerators. (Section 2)
Census Supervisors
- District and city engineers and their assistants shall be the chief and assistant chief census supervisors in their respective provinces and cities. (Section 3)
- Division superintendents of schools shall remain as members of the Census Advisory Boards but their duties as vice-presidents shall be taken over by the district engineers. (Section 3)
Fixing Census Day
- Monday, October 3, 1938 is fixed as Census Day instead of April 16, 1938. (Section 1)
- This amends Proclamation No. 216, series of 1937, which originally set April 16, 1938 as Census Day. (Section 1)
Enumeration Force
- The Commissioner of the Census is authorized to organize and train the necessary field force for gathering census data, including enumerators. (Section 2)
- The Commissioner may utilize the services of the unemployed as enumerators, as long as it is compatible with efficiency. (Section 2)
- The Commissioner of Civil Service shall prescribe the qualifications for enumerators. (Section 2)
Census Supervisors
- District and city engineers and their assistants shall be the chief and assistant chief census supervisors in their respective provinces and cities. (Section 3)
- Division superintendents of schools shall remain as members of the Census Advisory Boards but their duties as vice-presidents shall be taken over by the district engineers. (Section 3)