An Act Amending Act Numbered Three Hundred and Eight, by Providing that the Presidents of Municipal Boards of Health in Municipalities where Provincial Jails are Located Shall Act as Physicianst Prisoners Confined in Such Jails, Upon Request of Provincial Boards
Act No. 363, enacted on February 20, 1902, amends a previous law regarding municipal boards of health. It mandates that in municipalities with provincial jails, the president of the municipal board of health shall serve as the physician for prisoners when requested by the provincial board. This change aims to ensure the health care of incarcerated individuals in provincial facilities. The act emphasizes the importance of public health and expedites the enactment process for timely implementation.
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- Act No. 363
- Date Enacted
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 20, 1902
ACT NO. 363
AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHT, BY PROVIDING THAT THE PRESIDENTS OF MUNICIPAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN MUNICIPALITIES WHERE PROVINCIAL JAILS ARE LOCATED SHALL ACT AS PHYSICIANS TO PRISONERS CONFINED IN SUCH JAILS, UPON REQUEST OF PROVINCIAL BOARDS
SECTION 1. Act Numbered Three hundred and eight, entitled "An Act providing for the establishment of municipal boards of health, and fixing their powers and duties," is hereby amended by adding at the close of section six the following words: "Whenever a municipal board of health has been established in a municipality where a provincial jail is located, the president of such municipal board of health shall act as physician to the prisoners confined in the provincial jail, if required to do so by resolution of the provincial board."
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, February 20, 1902.
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An Act Amending Act Numbered Three Hundred and Eight, by Providing that the Presidents of Municipal Boards of Health in Municipalities where Provincial Jails are Located Shall Act as Physicianst Prisoners Confined in Such Jails, Upon Request of Provincial Boards, Act No. 363, Feb 20, 1902 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Act Numbered Three Hundred and Eight, by Providing that the Presidents of Municipal Boards of Health in Municipalities where Provincial Jails are Located Shall Act as Physicianst Prisoners Confined in Such Jails, Upon Request of Provincial Boards, Act No. 363 (Phil. 1902)
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