Amending Section 2 of Act No. 2613, as amended
Act No. 2737, approved on February 15, 1918, amends Section Two of Act No. 2613 regarding tobacco production in the Philippines. It makes it unlawful for tobacco planters to cure, dry, or treat uncured tobacco outside of designated facilities specified by the Bureau of Agriculture, with exceptions for small-scale producers. Additionally, tobacco planters in certain municipalities may be exempted from compliance until January 1, 1919, based on recommendations from the Director of Agriculture. The Act also allows tobacco producers to obtain a free license to cut timber for constructing curing warehouses until December 31, 1923.
Quick Answers
- What is Amending Section 2 of Act No. 2613, as amended about?
- Act No. 2737, approved on February 15, 1918, amends Section Two of Act No. 2613 regarding tobacco production in the Philippines. It makes it unlawful for tobacco planters to cure, dry, or treat uncured tobacco outside of designated facilities specified by the Bureau of Agriculture, with exceptions for small-scale producers. Additionally, tobacco planters in certain municipalities may be exempted from compliance until January 1, 1919, based on recommendations from the Director of Agriculture. The Act also allows tobacco producers to obtain a free license to cut timber for constructing curing warehouses until December 31, 1923.
- What type of law is Act No. 2737?
- Amending Section 2 of Act No. 2613, as amended (Act No. 2737) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amending Section 2 of Act No. 2613, as amended enacted?
- Amending Section 2 of Act No. 2613, as amended (Act No. 2737) was enacted on Feb 15, 1918.
- What is the citation for Amending Section 2 of Act No. 2613, as amended?
- Amending Section 2 of Act No. 2613, as amended, Act No. 2737, Feb 15, 1918 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2737
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 15, 1918
ACT NO. 2737
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN, AS AMENDED BY SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN, ENTITLED 'AN ACT TO IMPROVE THE METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND THE QUALITY OF TOBACCO IN THE PHILIPPINES AND TO DEVELOP THE EXPORT TRADE THEREIN' "
SECTION 1. Section two of Act Numbered Twenty-six hundred and thirteen, as amended by section one of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and thirteen, entitled "An Act to amend section two of Act Numbered Twenty-six hundred and thirteen, entitled 'An Act to improve the methods of production and the quality of tobacco in the Philippines and to develop the export trade therein,' " is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful for any tobacco planter or other person who has in his possession uncured or incompletely cured leaf tobacco, to cure, dry, ferment or treat same in any other manner, otherwise than in a building or curing shed constructed in accordance with the specifications of the Bureau of Agriculture: Provided, That this provision shall not apply to those who produce tobacco on a small scale: And provided further, That on recommendation of the Director of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources may, by administrative order, exempt the tobacco planters of any municipality from the compliance with the provisions of this section until January first, nineteen hundred and nineteen, if it can be shown that it was impossible for the planters of said municipality to comply with said provisions on account of the distance of their properties from the public forests or for other good cause shown. Until December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and twenty-three, the Director of Forestry shall issue to any producer of tobacco a gratuitous license to cut timber of the first group for the construction of warehouses exclusively for the curing of tobacco."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved: February 15, 1918.
Cite This Law
Amending Section 2 of Act No. 2613, as amended, Act No. 2737, Feb 15, 1918 (Philippines)
Amending Section 2 of Act No. 2613, as amended, Act No. 2737 (Phil. 1918)
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