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" by Reducing the Required School Attendance, and Providing that Buildings shall be Erected under Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Secretary of Public Instruction
Act No. 1914, enacted on May 19, 1909, amends Act No. 1801, which provided for a school construction appropriation. The amendment reduces the required daily school attendance for barrios to qualify for funding from 60 to 40 pupils, with a maximum funding limit of 4,000 pesos per barrio. Additionally, it stipulates that school buildings must be constructed on land owned by the municipality or donated, with the necessary title registered. The Secretary of Public Instruction is authorized to set rules for construction and can allow work to begin prior to title registration.
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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" by Reducing the Required School Attendance, and Providing that Buildings shall be Erected under Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Secretary of Public Instruction about?
- Act No. 1914, enacted on May 19, 1909, amends Act No. 1801, which provided for a school construction appropriation. The amendment reduces the required daily school attendance for barrios to qualify for funding from 60 to 40 pupils, with a maximum funding limit of 4,000 pesos per barrio. Additionally, it stipulates that school buildings must be constructed on land owned by the municipality or donated, with the necessary title registered. The Secretary of Public Instruction is authorized to set rules for construction and can allow work to begin prior to title registration.
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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" by Reducing the Required School Attendance, and Providing that Buildings shall be Erected under Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Secretary of Public Instruction (Act No. 1914) 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" by Reducing the Required School Attendance, and Providing that Buildings shall be Erected under Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Secretary of Public Instruction 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" by Reducing the Required School Attendance, and Providing that Buildings shall be Erected under Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Secretary of Public Instruction (Act No. 1914) was enacted on May 19, 1909.
- 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" by Reducing the Required School Attendance, and Providing that Buildings shall be Erected under Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Secretary of Public Instruction?
- 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" by Reducing the Required School Attendance, and Providing that Buildings shall be Erected under Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Secretary of Public Instruction, Act No. 1914, May 19, 1909 (Philippines)
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May 19, 1909
ACT NO. 1914
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" BY REDUCING THE REQUIRED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, AND PROVIDING THAT BUILDINGS SHALL BE ERECTED UNDER RULES AND REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
SECTION 1. Paragraph (a) of section one of Act Numbered Eighteen hundred and one is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(a) All barrios belonging to a municipality that shall guarantee a daily attendance in their schools of not less than forty pupils, duly certified to by the division superintendent of schools and by the supervising teacher of the schools of the municipality, shall have the right of option to participate in the funds appropriated by this Act for the purpose indicated: Provided, However, That the sum shall not exceed in each case four thousand pesos."
SECTION 2. Paragraph (c) of section one of Act Numbered Eighteen hundred and one is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(c) The buildings above mentioned shall be erected only upon lands of the exclusive ownership of the municipality, or which shall be donated for such end: Provided, However, That the title 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 rules and regulations which shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Public Instruction.''
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED: May 19, 1909.
Cite This Law
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" by Reducing the Required School Attendance, and Providing that Buildings shall be Erected under Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Secretary of Public Instruction, Act No. 1914, May 19, 1909 (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" by Reducing the Required School Attendance, and Providing that Buildings shall be Erected under Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Secretary of Public Instruction, Act No. 1914 (Phil. 1909)
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