Amendment to Act No. 3217
Act No. 3230, approved on November 14, 1925, amends a previous act to allow the Director of Agriculture, with the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources' approval, to utilize up to 65,000 pesos from unspent funds for purchasing and distributing "Para rubber" (Hevea braziliensis) seeds and seedlings to local agriculturists. The act also empowers the establishment of an experimental rubber station, funded by the same appropriation, to be located on suitable public land or acquired through purchase or lease. The Director will oversee the station and provide education on rubber tree cultivation and latex preparation. The act is effective upon approval.
Quick Answers
- What is Amendment to Act No. 3217 about?
- Act No. 3230, approved on November 14, 1925, amends a previous act to allow the Director of Agriculture, with the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources' approval, to utilize up to 65,000 pesos from unspent funds for purchasing and distributing "Para rubber" (Hevea braziliensis) seeds and seedlings to local agriculturists. The act also empowers the establishment of an experimental rubber station, funded by the same appropriation, to be located on suitable public land or acquired through purchase or lease. The Director will oversee the station and provide education on rubber tree cultivation and latex preparation. The act is effective upon approval.
- What type of law is Act No. 3230?
- Amendment to Act No. 3217 (Act No. 3230) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendment to Act No. 3217 enacted?
- Amendment to Act No. 3217 (Act No. 3230) was enacted on Nov 14, 1925.
- What is the citation for Amendment to Act No. 3217?
- Amendment to Act No. 3217, Act No. 3230, Nov 14, 1925 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3230
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 14, 1925
ACT NO. 3230
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN, AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, TO USE A SUM NOT TO EXCEED SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS OUT OF THE UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR HIS BUREAU FOR THE FISCAL YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE, FOR THE PURCHASE OF RUBBER SEEDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Act Numbered Thirty-two hundred and seventeen, entitled "An Act appropriating funds for the necessary expenses of the Government of the Philippine Islands during the fiscal year ending December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and twenty-five, and for other purposes," is hereby amended, authorizing the Director of Agriculture, with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, to use a sum not to exceed sixty-five thousand pesos out of the unexpended balances of the funds appropriated for his Bureau for the year nineteen hundred and twenty-five, for the acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, preparation and distribution of seeds and seedlings of "Para rubber" (Hevea braziliensis). Said seeds and seedlings shall be distributed, at a reasonable price not to exceed cost, to the agriculturists of any province of the Philippine Islands applying therefor, subject to such rules as the Director of Agriculture may prescribe and the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources approve.
SECTION 2. The Director of Agriculture, with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, is hereby authorized and empowered to establish, equip, and maintain, with the funds appropriated in this Act, an experimental rubber station at any suitable place in the Islands. This station shall be established on suitable public land, if any such be available, and if not, the necessary land therefor may be acquired by purchase or lease, with the funds appropriated in this Act.
SECTION 3. The Director of Agriculture shall have charge and supervision of the experimental station and shall furnish to the planters and the general public suitable information and instructions concerning the cultivation of the rubber tree and the obtaining and preparation of the latex.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 14, 1925.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Act No. 3217, Act No. 3230, Nov 14, 1925 (Philippines)
Amendment to Act No. 3217, Act No. 3230 (Phil. 1925)
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