An Act Amending Paragraph (J) of Section Forty of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Known as "The Municipal Code"
Act No. 1909, enacted on May 19, 1909, amends the Municipal Code regarding the regulation of cockfighting in the Philippines. Municipal councils are authorized to permit or prohibit cockfighting and to manage the operation of cockpits, with events limited to legal holidays and a maximum of three days during the municipality’s annual fiesta. Each municipality must select a date for its fiesta, which requires approval from the provincial board and cannot be altered without legislative action. The Act also mandates that no gambling or games of chance are allowed on cockpit premises. This amendment aims to regulate cockfighting while promoting local cultural celebrations.
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- What is An Act Amending Paragraph (J) of Section Forty of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Known as "The Municipal Code" about?
- Act No. 1909, enacted on May 19, 1909, amends the Municipal Code regarding the regulation of cockfighting in the Philippines. Municipal councils are authorized to permit or prohibit cockfighting and to manage the operation of cockpits, with events limited to legal holidays and a maximum of three days during the municipality’s annual fiesta. Each municipality must select a date for its fiesta, which requires approval from the provincial board and cannot be altered without legislative action. The Act also mandates that no gambling or games of chance are allowed on cockpit premises. This amendment aims to regulate cockfighting while promoting local cultural celebrations.
- What type of law is Act No. 1909?
- An Act Amending Paragraph (J) of Section Forty of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Known as "The Municipal Code" (Act No. 1909) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Amending Paragraph (J) of Section Forty of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Known as "The Municipal Code" enacted?
- An Act Amending Paragraph (J) of Section Forty of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Known as "The Municipal Code" (Act No. 1909) was enacted on May 19, 1909.
- What is the citation for An Act Amending Paragraph (J) of Section Forty of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Known as "The Municipal Code"?
- An Act Amending Paragraph (J) of Section Forty of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Known as "The Municipal Code", Act No. 1909, May 19, 1909 (Philippines)
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May 19, 1909
ACT NO. 1909
AN ACT AMENDING PARAGRAPH (J) OF SECTION FORTY OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL CODE"
SECTION 1. Paragraph (j) of section forty of Act Numbered Eighty-two, known as "The Municipal Code," as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(j) To regulate and permit or prohibit cockfighting and the keeping or training of fighting cocks, and to close cockpits: Provided, That cockfighting in such cockpits shall take place only on legal holidays and for a period not to exceed three days during the celebration of the fiesta of the municipality: Provided, Further, That each of the municipalities now existing shall select, by resolution of their respective municipal councils, on or before October first, nineteen hundred and nine, a date for the celebration of the annual fiesta of the municipality. The resolution of the municipal council shall be approved by the provincial board prior to its taking effect, and when the date of the fiesta of the municipality shall have been set by the council and approved by the provincial board, it shall not be altered except by a special act of the Legislature, and the fiesta of the municipality shall be held on the same date every year. In the case of municipalities which were separate upon the date of enactment of the Municipal Code but which have been subsequently consolidated, the municipal council shall, by resolution, select a date for the celebration of the fiesta of the municipality, in the same manner as hereinbefore provided for ordinary municipalities. When new municipalities are created by executive order of the Governor-General or Act of the Legislature, the municipal councils of the municipalities so created shall, within three months after the date of their organization, select a date for the celebration of the fiesta of the municipality, which shall also be approved by the provincial board and which, upon being so approved, shall not be changed except by an Act of the Legislature: Provided, Further, That in establishing the fiesta for the pueblo, the municipal council shall give preference to a date which, by reason of some important event in the municipality, the province, the Philippine Archipelago, or in the United States, or of the titular feast of the town, may be considered memorable and worthy of being commemorated by a local fiesta: And Provided, Finally, That no card games or games of chance or any kind shall be permitted on the premises of the cockpit."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED: May 19, 1909.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending Paragraph (J) of Section Forty of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Known as "The Municipal Code", Act No. 1909, May 19, 1909 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Paragraph (J) of Section Forty of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Known as "The Municipal Code", Act No. 1909 (Phil. 1909)
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