Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE FILING WITH THE DIVISION OF ARCHIVES, PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, AND TRADE-MARKS OF THE EXECUTIVE BUREAU OF THE CONTRACTS OF MORTGAGE EXECUTED BY THE MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY AS SECURITY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS, CREATING AND FIXING UPON THE PROPERTY COVERED BY SAID INSTRUMENTS A LIEN AT AND FROM THE TIME OF FILING THE SAME, AND EXEMPTING SAID INSTRUMENTS FROM THE PAYMENT OF STAMP TAXES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
March 17, 1908

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance Type
Major Topic
Amended by Note
ACT NO. 1977

Official Gazette

Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette vol. 6 no. 19 page 755 (5/6/1908)

Full Text of Issuance

H. No. 6175 / 53 OG No. 17, 5581 (September 15, 1957

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1812, June 22, 1957 ]

AN ACT TO EXEMPT FROM AMUSEMENT TAX, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, BOXING EXHIBITIONS WHEREIN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN ANY DIVISION IS AT STAKE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:SECTION 1. The National Internal Revenue Code is amended by inserting between sections two hundred sixty-B and two hundred sixty-one thereof the following new section:

"SEC. 260—C. Certain boxing exhibitions exempted.—Boxing exhibitions wherein world championship in any division is at stake shall be exempt from amusement tax: Provided, That at least one of the contenders for world championship is a citizen of the Philippines, and said exhibitions are promoted by a citizen or citizens of the Philippines or by a corporation or association a t least sixty per cent or the capital of whichis owned by such citizens."

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.Approval, June 22, 1957.

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