Amendment to C.A. No. 326 (Charter of Bacolod City)
Republic Act No. 1424, enacted on June 12, 1956, amends Section Seven of Commonwealth Act No. 326, which pertains to the City of Bacolod. This amendment clarifies that for electoral purposes, Bacolod will remain part of the Second Congressional District of Negros Occidental, allowing its voters to participate in provincial elections. However, it establishes that provincial officers will have no jurisdiction over the City of Bacolod or its local officials. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1424
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 12, 1956
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1424
AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING SECTION SEVEN OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BACOLOD"
SECTION 1. Paragraph one of section seven of Commonwealth Act Numbered Three hundred twenty-six, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Three hundred, is further amended to read as follows: cd i
"Sec. 7. Relations between the City of Bacolod and the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental. — For election purposes, the City of Bacolod unless otherwise provided shall continue as part of the Second Congressional District of the Province of Negros Occidental. The voters of the City of Bacolod shall take part in the election of provincial officers of Negros Occidental, but the latter shall have no jurisdiction over the City of Bacolod and the officers of the same."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 12, 1956
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 52, No. 6, p. 2970 in June 1956
Cite This Law
Amendment to C.A. No. 326 (Charter of Bacolod City), Republic Act No. 1424, Jun 12, 1956 (Philippines)
Amendment to C.A. No. 326 (Charter of Bacolod City), Republic Act No. 1424 (Phil. 1956)
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