1st Philippine Legislature (Phil. Assembly)

Act No. 1904

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AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINE, AS AMENDED, BY AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO EXTEND SAID ACT OR ANY PART THEREOF BY PROCLAMATION TO ANY MILITARY OR NAVAL RESERVATION OR TO ANY PLACE OR PREMISES WITHIN A DISTANCE NOT EXCEEDING TWO MILES OF ANY SUCH RESERVATION.
Date of Approval
May 18, 1909

Act No. 1905

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AN ACT GRANTING THE MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY CERTAIN ADDITIONAL CONCESSIONS FOR RAILROAD LINES IN THE ISLAND OF LUZON AND GUARANTEEING INTEREST ON THE FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS OF SAID LINES AND OF CERTAIN LINES ALREADY AUTHORIZED BY ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND TEN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
May 18, 1909

Act No. 1906

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AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING A GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND APPROPRIATING FOR FUNDS THEREOF THE SUM OF ONE MILLION PESOS," BY AUTHORIZING THE BANK TO MAKE LOANS FOR ADDIRIONAL PURPOSES AND BY ENUMERATING ADDITIONAL PERSONS AND OFFICIALS WHO ARE PROHIBITED FROM EXACTING, DEMADING, OR RECEIVING ANY FEE FOR SERVICE IN OBTAINING LOANS.
Date of Approval
May 18, 1909

Act No. 1907

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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND PESOS, OUT OF INSULAR FUNDS, TO ASSIST THE MUNICIPALITY OF IMUS, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING FOR AN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
Date of Approval
May 18, 1909

Act No. 1908

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AN ACT AMENDING SECTION FIFTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX, ENTITLED "THE PUBLIC LAND ACT," BY MORE DEFINETLY FIXING THE PERIOD OF OCCUPATION OF LAND ACQUIRED AS A BASIS FOR PERFECTING TITLE THERETO.
Date of Approval
May 18, 1909

Act No. 1910

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AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO, TWENTY-SIX, THIRTY-ONE AND THIRTY-TWO OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE, REFERRED TO AS “THE OPIUM ACT,” BY PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF ALL TAXES, FINES, AND ALL OTHER MONEYS COLLECTED UNDER THIS ACT, INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF SECTIONS THIRTY-ONE AND THIRTY-TWO, REPEALING SECTION TWENTY-SEVEN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
May 18, 1909

Act No. 1912

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AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO OF ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO CONSTITUTE THE CUSTOMS SERVICE OF THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION THEREOF," BY PROVIDING A LONG PERIOD DURING WHICH MERCHANDISE MAY REMAIN IN BONDED WAREHOUSES.
Date of Approval
May 18, 1909

Act No. 1913

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AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-THREE, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE WIDENING OF THE STREETS AND THE ADJUSTMENTS OF OWNERSHIP OF LAND LOCATED WITHIN CERTAIN SPECIFIED LIMITS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CEBU, PROVINCE OF CEBU," BY GRANTING LARGER POWERS TO THE COMMITTEE THEREBY CREATED.
Date of Approval
May 18, 1909

Act No. 1914

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AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND ONE, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN APPROPRIATION OF ONE MILLION PESOS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS IN THE BARRIOS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS" BY REDUCING THE REQUIRED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, AND PROVIDING THE BUILDINGS SHALL BE ERECTED UNDER RULES AND REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Date of Approval
May 18, 1909
Major Topic

Act No. 1916

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AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLES SIX AND ELEVEN OF THE FRANCHISE CONTAINED IN SECTION TWO OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-TWO, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE GRANTING OF A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH SYSTEMS, AND TO CARRY ON OTHER ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION BUSINESS IN AND BETWEEN THE PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES OF THE ISLAND OF PANAY."
Date of Approval
May 18, 1909

Act No. 1917

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AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT MAKING PERMANENT CONTINUING ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS TO ENCOURAGE THE PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO AND TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE TOBACCO-MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BY PROVIDING BOUNTIES FOR THE GROWERS OF LEAF TOBACCO, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," BY PROVIDING THAT A LARGER NUMBER OF BOUNTIES OF SMALLER AMOUNTS MAY BE GIVEN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
May 18, 1909

Act No. 1919

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AN ACT AMENDING SECTION THIRTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING A CODE OF PROCEDURE IN CIVIL ACTIONS AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS," BY REQUIRING CERTAIN CONDITIONS IN ORDER THAT PERSONS NOT DULY AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE LAW MAY APPEAR FOR AND DEFEND OTHER PERSONS IN JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURTS.
Date of Approval
May 18, 1909

Act No. 1920

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AN ACT PROHIBITING AND PENALIZING THE PURCHASE FROM THE GOVERNMENT BY ANY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY SOLD BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE NONPAYMENT OF ANY PUBLIC TAX.
Date of Approval
May 18, 1909

Act No. 1922

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AN ACT EMPOWERING THE SPEAKER OF THE PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY TO GRANT IN HIS DISCRETION AND UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO EMPLOYEES OF THE PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY PRIVILEGES SIMILAR TO THOSE GRANTED TO EMPLOYEES OF THE CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BY THE REVISED CIVIL SERVICE ACT.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1923

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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THIRTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND THREE, BY FURTHER EXTENDING THE CONDITIONS UPON WHICH MUNICIPAL PRISONERS MAY BE CONFINED IN PROVINCIAL JAILS.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1925

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AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ATTENDANCE ON CIVIL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AT ISOLATED POINTS WHEN LIFE IS IN JEOPARDY," BY PROVIDING THAT THE TRAVELING EXPESES OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIANS OR NURSE SHALL IN EACH CASE BE PAID BY THE BUREAU OR OFFICE WITH WHICH THE PATIENT IS CONNECTED.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1926

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AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE MUNICIPALITY OF ILOILO TO INCUR AN INDEBTEDNESS OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO ISSUE BONDS COVERING THE AMOUNT OF SAID INDEBTEDNESS, PAYABLE IN GOLD COIN OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT NECESSARY SEWER AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES,TO SECURE A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF WATER AND NECESSARY BUILDINGS FOR PRIMARY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN SAID MUNICIPALITY,PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONSSIXTY-SIX, SIXTY-SEVEN, SIXTY-EIGHT, AND SIXTY-NINE OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWO, ENTITLED "AN ACT TEMPORARILY TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE AFFAIRS OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1927

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AN ACT MAKING AN ADDITION TO SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINE, PROVIDING THAT THE THIRD MEMBERS OF PROVINCIAL BOARDS, CREATED BY ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE, SHALL BE REIMBURSED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY TRAVELING EXPENSES WHEN ATTENDING THE SESSIONS OF THE PROVINCIAL BOARD, IF SUCH MEMBERS RESIDE AT A PLACE OTHER THAN THE SEAT OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1928

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AN ACT AUTHORIZING PROVINCIAL BOARDS TO EXTEND THE TIME FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE LAND TAX IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PROVINCES, WITHOUT PENALTY, FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE UNTIL AUGUST THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1930

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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FORTY-NINE OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, ENTITLED “THE MUNICIPAL CODE,” BY PROVIDING THAT BOARDS OF TAX ASSESSORS SHALL INCLUDE ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE PROVINCIAL BOARD INSTEAD OF A SPECIALLY AUTHORIZED DEPUTY OF THE PROVINCIAL TREASURER, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1932

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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE COLLECTED OF AT LEAST THIRTY PER CENTUM OF THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF THE CEDULA TAX IN PROVINCES WHOSE PROVINCIAL BOARDS SHALL HAVE PROVIDED BY RESOLUTION THAT THE CEDULA TAX BE INCREASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1933

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AN ACT ADDING NEW MATTER TO SECTION SEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY AND AMENDING SECTIONS NINE AND ELEVEN OF SAID ACT, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1934

Full Title
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION SIX HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING A CODE OF PROCEDURE IN CIVIL ACTIONS AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS," BY FIXING EIGHTEEN YEARS AS THE MINIMUM AGE AT WHICH A PERSON MAY MAKE A WILL.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1935

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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF ALL LIBRARIES BELONGING TO ANY BRANCH OF THE PHILIPPINE INSULAR GOVERNMENT FOR THE CREATION OF "THE PHILIPPINES LIBRARY," AND FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REGULATION OF THE SAME, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1936

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AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION FIVE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE, ENTITLED “THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAW OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FOUR,” AS AMENDED, BY FIXING THE LICENSE TAX FOR PROPRIETORS OF THEATERS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF MANILA.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1937

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AN ACT AMENDING SECTION FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE, ENTITLED "AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED TOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX, ENTITLED 'THE LAND REGISTRATION ACT,' AND OTHER ACTS RELATING- THERETO, TO GIVE GREATER FACILITIES FOR OBTAINING TITLES AND THE REGISTRATION OF PROPERTY IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE JUDICIARY AND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE BUREAU OF LANDS TO MEET THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INVOLVED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," BY PROVIDING THAT THOSE WHO HAVE PRACTICED THEIR PROFESSION OF SURVEYOR IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PRIOR TO JUNE FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, SHALL BE AUTHORIZED BY THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS TO MAKE SURVEYS FOR THE COURT OF LAND REGISTRATION WITHOUT EXAMINATION, AND PROVIDING FOR THE SUSPENSION OF FEES THE PAYMENT WHEREOF IS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX, AS AMENDED BY SECTION SEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT, EXCEPT THE FEES OF THE SHERIFF AND THE REGISTRAR OF PROPERTY, ON ALL PROPERTY NOT EXCEEDING FIVE HUNDRED PESOS IN VALUE, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1938

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AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS GOVERNMENT PUPILS WHILE PURSUING A COURSE OF TRAINING FOR TEACHING, AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE FOR SUCH PUPILS FROM FUNDS DESIGNATED BY SECTION TWENTY-SIX OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE, AS AMENDED.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909
Major Topic

Act No. 1939

Full Title
AN ACT ADDING A PROVISO TO SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION TWELVE OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND IN CERTAIN RESPECTS ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, KNOWN AS THE 'MUNICIPAL CODE' " BY PROVIDING THAT THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, EXTEND THE TIME FOR THE PAYMENT, WITHOUT PENALTY, OF CERTAIN LICENSE TAXES.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1940

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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS TWENTY-FIVE, TWENTY-SEVEN, THIRTY-SIX, SEVENTY-FOUR AND NINETY-ONE OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE, ENTITLED "THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAW OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FOUR," BY IMPOSING INTERNAL-REVENUE TAXES ON WINES AND IMITATIONS OF WINES AND ON CERTAIN ARTICLES IMPORTED INTO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, BY PERMITTING THE REMOVAL OF DISTILLED SPIRITS FROM DISTILLERIES OR BONDED WAREHOUSES FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PAYMENT OF TAX, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1941

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AN ACT CREATING A CODE COMMITTEE TO REVISE AND AMEND THE CIVIL, COMMERCIAL, PENAL, AND PROCEDURE CODES IN FORCE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND TO PREPARE NEW CODES ON SAID SUBJECTS, MAKING NECESSARY APPROPRIATION FOR THE SAME, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1943

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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO HAVE PAID OR ARE LIABLE TO PAY THE LAND TAX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX OR SUBSEQUENT YEARS UPON AN EXCESSIVE OR ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENT.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1944

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AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO SPECIFY BY EXECUTIVE ORDER THE KINDS OF NATIVE WINES OR LIQUORS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROHIBITIONS CONTAINED IN SECTIONS NINE AND TWENTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED FIFTY-NINE, ENTITLED "THE MANILA LIQUOR LICENSES ACT," ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND TWO, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE, GIFT, OR OTHER DISPOSAL, IN THE PROVINCE OF CAVITE, TO SOLDIERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND SAILORS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS, OF ANY OF THE SO-CALLED NATIVE WINES OR LIQUORS," AND ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE, GIFT, OR OTHER DISPOSAL, IN THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES, TO SOLDIERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND SAILORS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS, OF ANY OF THE SO-CALLED NATIVE WINES OR LIQUORS."
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1946

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AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING SECTION TWELVE OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING A CODE OF PROCEDURE IN CIVIL ACTIONS AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS," AS AMENDED, BY PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE AS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE COURTS UNTIL THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1947

Full Title
AN ACT TO RATIFY AND CONFIRM CERTAIN MINING CONCESSIONS GRANTED UNDER ROYAL DECREES OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, TO AMEND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID CONCESSIONS,AND TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR REGISTRATION.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1949

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AN ACT AMENDING SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION NINETEEN AND SUBSECTIONS (E) AND (F) OF SECTION TWENTY-TWO OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL CODE," BY PROVIDING THAT A COUNCILOR SHALL DISCHARGE THE DUTIES AND RECEIVE THE SALARY OF THE MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT IN CASE OF THE ABSENCE OR TEMPORARY INABILITY OF THE MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1950

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE ANNUAL TAX ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE REAL ESTATE OF THE CITY OF MANILA FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE SHALL BE ONE AND ONE-HALF PER CENTUM THEREOF.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1951

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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINE, ENTITLED 'AN ACT PROHIBITING THE TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS WITHIN CERTAIN DISTANCES OF LAND USED BY THE UNITED STATES FOR MILITARY PURPOSES AND AT CERTAIN CAMPS THEREIN NAMED,' " AS AMENDED BY ACTS NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY AND ELEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE, BY AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO EXCEPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ACT,AS AMENDED, LOCALITIES WHERE GARRISONS ARE COMPOSED OF PHILIPPINE SCOUTS.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909

Act No. 1952

Full Title
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF BATANES; TO AMEND PARAGRAPH SEVEN OF SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDREDAND EIGHTY-NINE IN CERTAIN PARTICULARS; TO AUTHORIZE THE PROVINCIAL BOARD OF THE PROVINCE OF BATANES, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL, TO EXTEND THE TIME FOR THE PAYMENT WITHOUT PENALTY OF TAXES AND LICENSES; TO AMEND SECTION FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO, ENTITLED "THE ELECTION LAW," BY INCREASING THENUMBER OF DELEGATES TO THE PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY TO EIGHTY-ONE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
May 19, 1909