Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES OF MAIL MATTER AND TELEGRAMS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Congress
3rd Congress of the Republic
Senate Bill No.
S. No. 82
Legislative History
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Date of Approval
March 28, 1956

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Bill Note
Senate Bill Only
Subjects
Mail matters
Telegrams -- Government policy
Postal service -- Government policy
Office of the President -- Telegraph -- Government policy
Office of the President -- Postal service -- Government policy
Major Topic
Telecommunications

Official Gazette

Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette vol. 52 no. 4 page 1874 (4/00/1956)

Full Text of Issuance

S. No. 82 / 52 OG No. 4, 1874 (April, 1956)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1412, March 28, 1956 ]

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES OF MAIL MATTER AND TELEGRAMS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:SECTION 1. All mail matter and telegrams of the President of the Philippines, addressed for delivery within the Philippines, shall be received, transmitted and delivered free of charge: Provided, That each such mail matter when addressed to persons or offices other than government officers or offices shall not exceed one hundred and twenty grams in weight.SEC. 2. The envelope or wrapper of such mail matter shall bear on the left upper corner the words "President of the Philippines" and on the right upper corner the words "Penalty for private or unauthorized use to avoid Payment of postage, five hundred pesos".SEC. 3. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this Act shall be punished by a fine, of not more than five hundred pesos.SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.Enacted, without Executive approval, March 28, 1956.

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