Amendments to Act No. 4113 (Provisions Concerning Tenancy Contracts on Land Planted to Sugar Cane)
Commonwealth Act No. 271, enacted on June 2, 1938, amends an earlier law concerning tenancy contracts related to sugar cane cultivation to include farm laborers known as "pakiadores." It mandates that landowners must inform both tenants and pakiadores about the quantity of sugar cane harvested, the amount of sugar produced, and the corresponding shares of sugar and molasses they are entitled to after milling. The law emphasizes transparency by requiring landowners to provide receipts from the sugar central to substantiate this information. This Act took effect immediately upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 271
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 2, 1938
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 271
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PRESCRIBE CERTAIN PROVISIONS CONCERNING TENANCY CONTRACTS ON LAND PLANTED TO SUGAR CANE," SO AS TO INCLUDE FARM LABORERS, COMMONLY CALLED "PAKIADORES"
SECTION 1. Section One of Act Numbered Four thousand one hundred and thirteen is amended so as to read as follows:
"SEC. 1. Vouchers and Other Documents. — When the sugar cane produced on a piece of land is milled in a sugar central, it shall be the duty of the owner of said land to inform the tenant, on the basis of the receipts issued by the central which must, on demand, be exhibited to the tenants, of the number of tons of cane harvested on the land cultivated by the tenant and of the number of piculs of sugar accruing to said cane, and of the share of said cane of the additional sugar distributed by the central after each milling season and of the molasses which the tenant is entitled to receive. In cases where the owner employed laborers under special contract commonly called 'pakiao', it shall also be his duty to advise such laborers (pakiadores) of the number of tons of cane cut, hauled and loaded by them, by exhibiting the receipt issued by the central."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 2, 1938
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Amendments to Act No. 4113 (Provisions Concerning Tenancy Contracts on Land Planted to Sugar Cane), Commonwealth Act No. 271, Jun 2, 1938 (Philippines)
Amendments to Act No. 4113 (Provisions Concerning Tenancy Contracts on Land Planted to Sugar Cane), Commonwealth Act No. 271 (Phil. 1938)
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