Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE OF THE PENAL CODE.
Congress
Date of Approval
December 1, 1926
Other Details
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance Type
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Official Gazette
Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette vol. 25 no. 11 page 300 (1/25/1927)
Full Text of Issuance
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[ Act No. 3298, December 02, 1926 ]
AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE OF THE PENAL CODE
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Legislature assembled and by the authority of the same:SECTION 1. Article five hundred and ninety-one of the Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Art. 591. The penalty of arresto menor shall be imposed upon any person, who, for profit or gain, shall interpret dreams, make forecasts, tell fortunes, or take advantage of the credulity of the public in any other similar manner, unless the offense be punishable under Book II of this Code."
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.Approved, December 2, 1926.
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