An Act Amending Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Nine, as Amended, so as to Locate the Seat of Municipal Government of the Municipality of Luisiana, of the Province of La Laguna, in the Former Municipality of Cavinti
Act No. 1240, enacted on October 5, 1904, amends a previous law regarding the municipalities in the Province of La Laguna. It changes the seat of municipal government for the municipality of Luisiana to the former municipality of Cavinti, effectively merging their territories. The amendment aims to streamline local governance and is enacted swiftly for the public good. This Act took effect immediately upon its passage.
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- Act No. 1240
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October 5, 1904
ACT NO. 1240
AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINE, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO LOCATE THE SEAT OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF LUISIANA, OF THE PROVINCE OF LA LAGUNA, IN THE FORMER MUNICIPALITY OF CAVINTI
SECTION 1. Act Numbered Nine hundred and thirty-nine, entitled "An Act reducing the thirty municipalities of the Province of La Laguna to nineteen," as amended, is hereby further amended by substituting the word "Cavinti" for the word "Luisiana" in the last line of paragraph numbered four of section one thereof, so that said paragraph shall read as follows:
"4. The municipality of Luisiana shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Cavinti, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Cavinti."
SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, October 5, 1904.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Nine, as Amended, so as to Locate the Seat of Municipal Government of the Municipality of Luisiana, of the Province of La Laguna, in the Former Municipality of Cavinti, Act No. 1240, Oct 5, 1904 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Nine, as Amended, so as to Locate the Seat of Municipal Government of the Municipality of Luisiana, of the Province of La Laguna, in the Former Municipality of Cavinti, Act No. 1240 (Phil. 1904)
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