An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighteen Hundred and One, Entitled "An Act Providing for an Appropriation of One Million Pesos for the Construction of Schools in the Barrios under Certain Conditions," as Amended by Act Numbered Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen, by Providing for the Construction of Such Schools Upon Public Lands or Lands of the Municipal, Provincial, or Insular Government and by Prohibiting their Sale or Use for Other than School Purposes
Act No. 1974, enacted on April 13, 1910, amends the previous Act No. 1801 concerning the construction of schools in rural areas. It stipulates that schools must be built on public lands or lands owned by municipal, provincial, or insular governments and prohibits the sale or use of these buildings for purposes other than education. The act requires that titles for non-public lands be registered and allows construction to begin upon filing for registration. Additionally, the Secretary of Public Instruction must approve plans and specifications, and any changes in usage of the buildings must receive the Governor-General's consent. This act took effect immediately upon passage.
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- What is An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighteen Hundred and One, Entitled "An Act Providing for an Appropriation of One Million Pesos for the Construction of Schools in the Barrios under Certain Conditions," as Amended by Act Numbered Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen, by Providing for the Construction of Such Schools Upon Public Lands or Lands of the Municipal, Provincial, or Insular Government and by Prohibiting their Sale or Use for Other than School Purposes about?
- Act No. 1974, enacted on April 13, 1910, amends the previous Act No. 1801 concerning the construction of schools in rural areas. It stipulates that schools must be built on public lands or lands owned by municipal, provincial, or insular governments and prohibits the sale or use of these buildings for purposes other than education. The act requires that titles for non-public lands be registered and allows construction to begin upon filing for registration. Additionally, the Secretary of Public Instruction must approve plans and specifications, and any changes in usage of the buildings must receive the Governor-General's consent. This act took effect immediately upon passage.
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- An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighteen Hundred and One, Entitled "An Act Providing for an Appropriation of One Million Pesos for the Construction of Schools in the Barrios under Certain Conditions," as Amended by Act Numbered Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen, by Providing for the Construction of Such Schools Upon Public Lands or Lands of the Municipal, Provincial, or Insular Government and by Prohibiting their Sale or Use for Other than School Purposes (Act No. 1974) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighteen Hundred and One, Entitled "An Act Providing for an Appropriation of One Million Pesos for the Construction of Schools in the Barrios under Certain Conditions," as Amended by Act Numbered Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen, by Providing for the Construction of Such Schools Upon Public Lands or Lands of the Municipal, Provincial, or Insular Government and by Prohibiting their Sale or Use for Other than School Purposes enacted?
- An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighteen Hundred and One, Entitled "An Act Providing for an Appropriation of One Million Pesos for the Construction of Schools in the Barrios under Certain Conditions," as Amended by Act Numbered Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen, by Providing for the Construction of Such Schools Upon Public Lands or Lands of the Municipal, Provincial, or Insular Government and by Prohibiting their Sale or Use for Other than School Purposes (Act No. 1974) was enacted on Apr 13, 1910.
- What is the citation for An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighteen Hundred and One, Entitled "An Act Providing for an Appropriation of One Million Pesos for the Construction of Schools in the Barrios under Certain Conditions," as Amended by Act Numbered Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen, by Providing for the Construction of Such Schools Upon Public Lands or Lands of the Municipal, Provincial, or Insular Government and by Prohibiting their Sale or Use for Other than School Purposes?
- An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighteen Hundred and One, Entitled "An Act Providing for an Appropriation of One Million Pesos for the Construction of Schools in the Barrios under Certain Conditions," as Amended by Act Numbered Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen, by Providing for the Construction of Such Schools Upon Public Lands or Lands of the Municipal, Provincial, or Insular Government and by Prohibiting their Sale or Use for Other than School Purposes, Act No. 1974, Apr 13, 1910 (Philippines)
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April 13, 1910
ACT NO. 1974
AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND ONE, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN APPROPRIATION OF ONE MILLION PESOS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS IN THE BARRIOS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS," AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN, BY PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH SCHOOLS UPON PUBLIC LANDS OR LANDS OF THE MUNICIPAL, PROVINCIAL, OR INSULAR GOVERNMENT AND BY PROHIBITING THEIR SALE OR USE FOR OTHER THAN SCHOOL PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Paragraph (c) of section one of Act Numbered Eighteen hundred and one, as amended by Act Numbered Nineteen hundred and fourteen, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(c) The buildings above mentioned shall be erected upon lands of the ownership of the municipal, provincial, or Insular Government, or which shall be donated for such end, or upon public lands which have been reserved for such purpose in accordance with the provisions of the Public Land Act: Provided, However, That the titles to all except public lands must be in each case registered in the Court of Land Registration, but the Secretary of Public Instruction may authorize the beginning of the construction work upon the filing of the application for registration in the said Court of Land Registration: And Provided Further, That the drawing up of the plan and specifications and the execution of the work shall be carried out in accordance with the rules and regulations which shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Public Instruction: And Provided Further, That no building erected wholly or in part from the funds appropriated by this Act may be sold or used for other than school purposes except with the approval of the Governor-General." AScHCD
SECTION 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the same shall take effect on its passage, in accordance with section one of Act Numbered Nineteen hundred and forty-five of the Philippine Legislature.
ENACTED, April 13, 1910.
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An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighteen Hundred and One, Entitled "An Act Providing for an Appropriation of One Million Pesos for the Construction of Schools in the Barrios under Certain Conditions," as Amended by Act Numbered Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen, by Providing for the Construction of Such Schools Upon Public Lands or Lands of the Municipal, Provincial, or Insular Government and by Prohibiting their Sale or Use for Other than School Purposes, Act No. 1974, Apr 13, 1910 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Act Numbered Eighteen Hundred and One, Entitled "An Act Providing for an Appropriation of One Million Pesos for the Construction of Schools in the Barrios under Certain Conditions," as Amended by Act Numbered Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen, by Providing for the Construction of Such Schools Upon Public Lands or Lands of the Municipal, Provincial, or Insular Government and by Prohibiting their Sale or Use for Other than School Purposes, Act No. 1974 (Phil. 1910)
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