Amendment to Sec. 17 of Act No. 2485
Act No. 2800, approved on February 28, 1919, amends Section 17 of Act No. 2485, which granted a franchise to Seor Vicente Sotelo y Matti for the establishment of a railroad in Southern Negros. The amendment specifies that the legal domicile of the grantee is in Manila, but he is permitted to appoint a representative in Pulupandan, Occidental Negros, to interact with the Insular Government regarding the franchise. This change facilitates communication and management of the franchise in the specified area. The Act takes effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2800
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 28, 1919
ACT NO. 2800
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION SEVENTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING SEÑOR VICENTE SOTELO Y MATTI, A NATIVE AND RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND HIS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH, CONSTRUCT, EQUIP, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE A RAILROAD IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND OF NEGROS, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS"
SECTION 1. Section seventeen of Act Numbered Twenty-four hundred and eighty-five is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 17. The legal domicile of the grantee shall be the city of Manila, Philippine Islands; but if he consider it advisable and necessary, he may have a representative at Pulupandan, Occidental Negros, properly authorized and empowered to deal with the Insular Government with respect of this franchise."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved: February 28, 1919.
Cite This Law
Amendment to Sec. 17 of Act No. 2485, Act No. 2800, Feb 28, 1919 (Philippines)
Amendment to Sec. 17 of Act No. 2485, Act No. 2800 (Phil. 1919)
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