Amendment to Sec. 1 of Act No. 1959, as Amended
Act No. 3542, enacted on November 22, 1929, amends a previous law regarding the Benguet Road in the Mountain Province, allowing the Governor-General to designate it as a toll road. The Governor-General has the authority to establish toll rates, payment methods, and regulations, with the discretion to discontinue toll collection as needed. Certain groups, including U.S. military personnel and Philippine government officials on official business, are exempt from toll fees. The law takes effect upon approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3542
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 22, 1929
ACT NO. 3542
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE, AS AMENDED BY SECTION TWO OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN
SECTION 1. Section one of Act Numbered Nineteen hundred and fifty-nine, as amended by section two of Act Numbered Twenty-four hundred and fourteen, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 1. The Governor-General is hereby authorized to declare that portion of the Benguet Road from Klondyke's Spring to Camp Six within the Mountain Province a toll road for all classes of vehicles and for such classes of persons or animals as may be designated by him, and the Governor-General is hereby authorized in his discretion to make and promulgate rates and method of payment of toll and regulations for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act, and to discontinue the collection of toll when same appears to be advisable: Provided, however, That no toll shall be collected from the following:
"(a) Officers and enlisted men and civilian employees of the United States Army and Navy and marine corps and their privately owned vehicles when used incident to the service of the United States Government.
"(b) Vehicles and animals of the United States Army, Navy or marine corps, or other department of the United States Government and of the Philippine Government.
"(c) Privately owned cars of officers and employees of the Philippine Government, whether insular, provincial, or municipal when traveling on official business."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 22, 1929.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Sec. 1 of Act No. 1959, as Amended, Act No. 3542, Nov 22, 1929 (Philippines)
Amendment to Sec. 1 of Act No. 1959, as Amended, Act No. 3542 (Phil. 1929)
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