An Act Amending Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Fifty-Eight, Entitled "An Act Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of the Province of Batangas to Sixteen, and Repealing Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eight, Entitled 'An Act Reducing Thirteen of the Municipalities in the Province of Batangas to Five, '" by Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of Said Province to Fifteen
Act No. 977, enacted on November 3, 1903, amends a previous law that reduced the municipalities in Batangas from twenty-two to sixteen, now further reducing them to fifteen. The municipality of Nasugbu will absorb the territory of Lian, with the municipal government seated in Nasugbu. The amendment also adjusts the numbering of certain sections and terms within the act. This law emphasizes the need for rapid implementation for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- What is An Act Amending Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Fifty-Eight, Entitled "An Act Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of the Province of Batangas to Sixteen, and Repealing Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eight, Entitled 'An Act Reducing Thirteen of the Municipalities in the Province of Batangas to Five, '" by Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of Said Province to Fifteen about?
- Act No. 977, enacted on November 3, 1903, amends a previous law that reduced the municipalities in Batangas from twenty-two to sixteen, now further reducing them to fifteen. The municipality of Nasugbu will absorb the territory of Lian, with the municipal government seated in Nasugbu. The amendment also adjusts the numbering of certain sections and terms within the act. This law emphasizes the need for rapid implementation for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- An Act Amending Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Fifty-Eight, Entitled "An Act Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of the Province of Batangas to Sixteen, and Repealing Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eight, Entitled 'An Act Reducing Thirteen of the Municipalities in the Province of Batangas to Five, '" by Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of Said Province to Fifteen (Act No. 977) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Amending Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Fifty-Eight, Entitled "An Act Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of the Province of Batangas to Sixteen, and Repealing Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eight, Entitled 'An Act Reducing Thirteen of the Municipalities in the Province of Batangas to Five, '" by Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of Said Province to Fifteen enacted?
- An Act Amending Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Fifty-Eight, Entitled "An Act Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of the Province of Batangas to Sixteen, and Repealing Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eight, Entitled 'An Act Reducing Thirteen of the Municipalities in the Province of Batangas to Five, '" by Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of Said Province to Fifteen (Act No. 977) was enacted on Nov 3, 1903.
- What is the citation for An Act Amending Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Fifty-Eight, Entitled "An Act Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of the Province of Batangas to Sixteen, and Repealing Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eight, Entitled 'An Act Reducing Thirteen of the Municipalities in the Province of Batangas to Five, '" by Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of Said Province to Fifteen?
- An Act Amending Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Fifty-Eight, Entitled "An Act Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of the Province of Batangas to Sixteen, and Repealing Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eight, Entitled 'An Act Reducing Thirteen of the Municipalities in the Province of Batangas to Five, '" by Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of Said Province to Fifteen, Act No. 977, Nov 3, 1903 (Philippines)
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November 3, 1903
ACT NO. 977
AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-EIGHT, ENTITLED "AN ACT REDUCING THE TWENTY-TWO MUNICIPALITIES OF THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS TO SIXTEEN, AND REPEALING ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT, ENTITLED 'AN ACT REDUCING THIRTEEN OF THE MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS TO FIVE, '" BY REDUCING THE TWENTY-TWO MUNICIPALITIES OF SAID PROVINCE TO FIFTEEN
SECTION 1. Act Numbered Nine hundred and fifty-eight, entitled "An Act reducing the twenty-two municipalities of the Province of Batangas to sixteen, and repealing Act Numbered Seven hundred and eight, entitled 'An Act reducing thirteen of the municipalities in the Province of Batangas to five,'" is hereby amended as follows:
(a) By striking out paragraphs ten and thirteen of the first section of said Act and by inserting in lieu of said paragraph ten the following:
"10. The municipality of Nasugbu shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Lian, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Nasugb√∫."
(b) By changing the numbering of paragraphs fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen of section one of said Act to read thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen, respectively.
SECTION 2. Section two of said Act Numbered Nine hundred and fifty-eight is hereby amended by striking out of the second and eighth lines of said section the word "and" before the word "five" and by inserting after the word "five" in both instances the words "and ten."
SECTION 3. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, November 3, 1903.
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An Act Amending Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Fifty-Eight, Entitled "An Act Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of the Province of Batangas to Sixteen, and Repealing Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eight, Entitled 'An Act Reducing Thirteen of the Municipalities in the Province of Batangas to Five, '" by Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of Said Province to Fifteen, Act No. 977, Nov 3, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Fifty-Eight, Entitled "An Act Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of the Province of Batangas to Sixteen, and Repealing Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eight, Entitled 'An Act Reducing Thirteen of the Municipalities in the Province of Batangas to Five, '" by Reducing the Twenty-Two Municipalities of Said Province to Fifteen, Act No. 977 (Phil. 1903)
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