An Act Amending Act Numbered Six Hundred and Twenty-Four, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Location and Manner of Recording Mining Claims, and the Amount of Work Necessary to Hold Possession of a Mining Claim, by Correcting an Error in Section Three of Said Act
Act No. 777, enacted on May 29, 1903, amends Act No. 624 regarding the regulations for recording mining claims. The amendment corrects an error in Section 3 by replacing the term "mining" with "mineral" in the second paragraph. This change aims to clarify the language governing the location and recording of mining claims and the required work to maintain possession. The Act emphasizes the need for prompt enactment for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- Reference Number
- Act No. 777
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 29, 1903
ACT NO. 777
AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE LOCATION AND MANNER OF RECORDING MINING CLAIMS, AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK NECESSARY TO HOLD POSSESSION OF A MINING CLAIM, BY CORRECTING AN ERROR IN SECTION THREE OF SAID ACT
SECTION 1. Section three of Act Numbered Six hundred and twenty-four, prescribing regulations governing the location and manner of recording mining claims, and the amount of work necessary to hold possession of a mining claim, is hereby amended by substituting the word "mineral" for the word "mining" in the first line of the second paragraph thereof.
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, May 29, 1903.
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An Act Amending Act Numbered Six Hundred and Twenty-Four, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Location and Manner of Recording Mining Claims, and the Amount of Work Necessary to Hold Possession of a Mining Claim, by Correcting an Error in Section Three of Said Act, Act No. 777, May 29, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Act Numbered Six Hundred and Twenty-Four, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Location and Manner of Recording Mining Claims, and the Amount of Work Necessary to Hold Possession of a Mining Claim, by Correcting an Error in Section Three of Said Act, Act No. 777 (Phil. 1903)
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