An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, the Municipal Code, as Amended, so as to Provide for New Elections of Municipal Officials When No Quorum of a Municipal Council Duly Authorized to Act is in Existence
Act No. 1521, enacted on August 7, 1906, amends Section 13 of the Municipal Code regarding municipal council vacancies. It establishes a procedure for holding new elections when no quorum exists due to vacancies caused by death, resignation, removal, or disqualification of council members. The provincial board is empowered to declare such vacancies and order special elections to fill them. Additionally, the act allows the board to declare a municipal official's position vacant based on verified circumstances, ensuring that governance continues effectively. This legislation emphasizes prompt action for public benefit and takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- What is An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, the Municipal Code, as Amended, so as to Provide for New Elections of Municipal Officials When No Quorum of a Municipal Council Duly Authorized to Act is in Existence about?
- Act No. 1521, enacted on August 7, 1906, amends Section 13 of the Municipal Code regarding municipal council vacancies. It establishes a procedure for holding new elections when no quorum exists due to vacancies caused by death, resignation, removal, or disqualification of council members. The provincial board is empowered to declare such vacancies and order special elections to fill them. Additionally, the act allows the board to declare a municipal official's position vacant based on verified circumstances, ensuring that governance continues effectively. This legislation emphasizes prompt action for public benefit and takes effect immediately upon passage.
- What type of law is Act No. 1521?
- An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, the Municipal Code, as Amended, so as to Provide for New Elections of Municipal Officials When No Quorum of a Municipal Council Duly Authorized to Act is in Existence (Act No. 1521) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, the Municipal Code, as Amended, so as to Provide for New Elections of Municipal Officials When No Quorum of a Municipal Council Duly Authorized to Act is in Existence enacted?
- An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, the Municipal Code, as Amended, so as to Provide for New Elections of Municipal Officials When No Quorum of a Municipal Council Duly Authorized to Act is in Existence (Act No. 1521) was enacted on Aug 7, 1906.
- What is the citation for An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, the Municipal Code, as Amended, so as to Provide for New Elections of Municipal Officials When No Quorum of a Municipal Council Duly Authorized to Act is in Existence?
- An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, the Municipal Code, as Amended, so as to Provide for New Elections of Municipal Officials When No Quorum of a Municipal Council Duly Authorized to Act is in Existence, Act No. 1521, Aug 7, 1906 (Philippines)
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August 7, 1906
ACT NO. 1521
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION THIRTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, THE MUNICIPAL CODE, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR NEW ELECTIONS OF MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS WHEN NO QUORUM OF A MUNICIPAL COUNCIL DULY AUTHORIZED TO ACT IS IN EXISTENCE
SECTION 1. Section thirteen of Act Numbered Eighty-two, the Municipal Code, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof two additional paragraphs marked (d) and (e), as follows:
"(d) In case such a number of vacancies in the membership of a municipal council shall at any time exist that there is no quorum available, by reason of death, resignation, removal, or discovered and declared disqualifications of members before declared elected but ousted from office by reason of ineligibility, the provincial board shall, in writing, declare that no quorum of the municipal council exists, and shall order a special election to fill the vacancies then existing, and shall certify their finding and order to the municipal secretary, who shall enter the same on the records of the council. The new election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of this chapter governing municipal elections."
"(e) The provincial board shall have authority at any time to declare that a municipal president, vice-president, or councilor is therefore vacant, whenever it shall authentically ascertain such to be the fact, notwithstanding any approval of the election of such official. In case of a vacancy thus declared the same shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of section thirty-nine of this Act, unless the contingency contemplated in paragraph (d) of this section exists and there is no quorum in existence, in which case a new election shall be ordered as provided in paragraph (d)." HESIcT
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, August 7, 1906.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, the Municipal Code, as Amended, so as to Provide for New Elections of Municipal Officials When No Quorum of a Municipal Council Duly Authorized to Act is in Existence, Act No. 1521, Aug 7, 1906 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, the Municipal Code, as Amended, so as to Provide for New Elections of Municipal Officials When No Quorum of a Municipal Council Duly Authorized to Act is in Existence, Act No. 1521 (Phil. 1906)
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