Amendment to Sec. 1 of Act No. 2287
Act No. 3843, approved on November 9, 1931, amends the previous law prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors in specific regions of the Philippines. It allows the sale of native wines and liquors made by non-Christian tribes while prohibiting the sale of other alcoholic beverages in the Mountain Province, except in Baguio City, and in Nueva Vizcaya, with certain municipalities exempted. The law also restricts the sale of intoxicating liquors in Agusan to designated municipalities. This amendment aims to regulate alcohol sales while considering cultural practices of indigenous communities.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3843
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 9, 1931
ACT NO. 3843
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS IN THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, NUEVA VIZCAYA, AND AGUSAN, EXCEPT IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS"
SECTION 1. Section one of Act Numbered Twenty-two hundred and eighty-seven is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 1. The sale in the Mountain Province, except in the City of Baguio, and in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, except in the municipalities of Aritao, Bagabag, Bambang, Bayombong, Dupax, and Solano, and in the Province of Agusan, except in the municipalities of Butuan, Cabadbaran, Talacogon, Jabonga, and Nasipit, of any ardent spirits, ale, beer, wine, or intoxicating liquors of any kind other than the so-called native wines and liquors which members of non-Christian tribes have been accustomed themselves to make, prior to the passage of this Act, is hereby prohibited and declared to be unlawful." aIAEcD
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 9, 1931.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Sec. 1 of Act No. 2287, Act No. 3843, Nov 9, 1931 (Philippines)
Amendment to Sec. 1 of Act No. 2287, Act No. 3843 (Phil. 1931)
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