Amendment to Act No. 183
Act No. 503, enacted on November 10, 1902, amends Act No. 183, which incorporates the City of Manila. The amendment introduces a provision stating that anyone who willfully and corruptly provides false testimony under oath in relation to municipal matters will be guilty of perjury, punishable by imprisonment for two to ten years. The Act emphasizes the importance of swift passage for public welfare and takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 503
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 10, 1902
ACT NO. 503
AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE, ENTITLED, "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE CITY OF MANILA"
SECTION 1. Section thirty-nine of Act Numbered One hundred and eighty-three, entitled "An Act to incorporate the city of Manila," is hereby amended by adding at the end of said section: "Any person who shall willfully and corruptly swear or testify falsely to any material matter under such oath shall be guilty of perjury and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two nor more than ten years."
SECTION 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage. TIADCc
ENACTED, November 10, 1902.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Act No. 183, Act No. 503, Nov 10, 1902 (Philippines)
Amendment to Act No. 183, Act No. 503 (Phil. 1902)
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