An Act Amending Section Eleven of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Entitled "A General Act for the Organization of Municipal Governments in the Philippine Islands"
Act No. 695, enacted on March 21, 1903, amends Section 11 of Act No. 82 regarding municipal government organization in the Philippines. The amendment specifically addresses the voting process for electors who cannot read or write, allowing them to receive assistance from two designated persons when preparing their ballots. One of these assistants will fill out the ballot based on the elector's dictation, ensuring that the elector can still participate in the voting process. The law emphasizes the public good and was expedited for immediate enactment upon passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 695
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 21, 1903
ACT NO. 695
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION ELEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, ENTITLED "A GENERAL ACT FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS"
SECTION 1. Paragraph (f) of section eleven of Act Numbered Eighty-two, entitled "A general Act for the organization of municipal governments in the Philippine Islands," is hereby repealed and the following substituted in place thereof:
"(f) Any elector who can not read and write shall be assisted in the preparation of his ballot by two persons whom he shall designate, who shall accompany him to a table. One of the said persons, in the presence of the other, shall thereupon fill out a ballot in accordance with the dictation of the elector, who shall then deposit it in the usual manner."
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, March 21, 1903.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending Section Eleven of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Entitled "A General Act for the Organization of Municipal Governments in the Philippine Islands", Act No. 695, Mar 21, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Section Eleven of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Entitled "A General Act for the Organization of Municipal Governments in the Philippine Islands", Act No. 695 (Phil. 1903)
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