An Act Amending Paragraph (D) of Section Five of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six, as Amended by Section One of Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven, so as to Authorize Judges of Courts of First Instance Performing Interlocutory Vacation Duties to Appoint Notaries Public in Certain Cases, and Authorizing Officials in Charge of Public Works to Administer Oaths in Certain Cases
Act No. 1165, enacted on May 26, 1904, amends previous legislation to empower judges of courts of first instance to appoint notaries public during interlocutory vacation duties. Additionally, it allows officials in charge of public works under the Insular or provincial government to administer oaths in official matters without compensation. The act emphasizes the need for swift implementation for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- Act No. 1165
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 26, 1904
ACT NO. 1165
AN ACT AMENDING PARAGRAPH (D) OF SECTION FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX, AS AMENDED BY SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE JUDGES OF COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE PERFORMING INTERLOCUTORY VACATION DUTIES TO APPOINT NOTARIES PUBLIC IN CERTAIN CASES, AND AUTHORIZING OFFICIALS IN CHARGE OF PUBLIC WORKS TO ADMINISTER OATHS IN CERTAIN CASES
SECTION 1. Paragraph (d) of section five of Act Numbered One hundred and thirty-six, as amended by section one of Act Numbered Eight hundred and sixty-seven, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following words: "The interlocutory jurisdiction shall also include the power of appointing notaries public, as provided in section eighty-two of this Act."
SECTION 2. Any official in charge of a public work under the authority of the Insular Government or any provincial government, is hereby empowered to administer all oaths required by law, without compensation, but he shall not be required to administer oaths except in matters of official business for which no fees are chargeable by law.
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 shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, May 26, 1904.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending Paragraph (D) of Section Five of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six, as Amended by Section One of Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven, so as to Authorize Judges of Courts of First Instance Performing Interlocutory Vacation Duties to Appoint Notaries Public in Certain Cases, and Authorizing Officials in Charge of Public Works to Administer Oaths in Certain Cases, Act No. 1165, May 26, 1904 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Paragraph (D) of Section Five of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six, as Amended by Section One of Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven, so as to Authorize Judges of Courts of First Instance Performing Interlocutory Vacation Duties to Appoint Notaries Public in Certain Cases, and Authorizing Officials in Charge of Public Works to Administer Oaths in Certain Cases, Act No. 1165 (Phil. 1904)
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