An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Seventeen Hundred and Ninety-One, Amending Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Known as "The Municipal Code"
Act No. 1915, enacted on May 19, 1909, amends Section 13 of Act No. 1791, which is part of the Municipal Code. The amendment specifies that new carts or sledges acquired within the calendar year, as well as older ones that have not been used for legitimate reasons before January 10, are required to pay the annual tax but are exempt from delinquency penalties for that year. Any penalties collected during the year for delinquency will be refunded to the taxpayer. The Act takes effect immediately upon its passage.
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- Act No. 1915
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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May 19, 1909
ACT NO. 1915
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION THIRTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE, AMENDING ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL CODE"
SECTION 1. Section thirteen of Act Numbered Seventeen hundred and ninety-one is hereby amended so that the first proviso of subsection (d) shall read as follows:
"Provided, That new carts or sledges acquired during the calendar year and those not new which have not been used for any legal, justifiable reason before the said tenth of January, shall be subject to the payment of the annual tax but exempt from the payment during said year of the penalty for delinquency for that year. Any sum collected for delinquency during the said year shall be returned to the taxpayer who paid the same."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED: May 19, 1909.
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An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Seventeen Hundred and Ninety-One, Amending Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Known as "The Municipal Code", Act No. 1915, May 19, 1909 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Seventeen Hundred and Ninety-One, Amending Act Numbered Eighty-Two, Known as "The Municipal Code", Act No. 1915 (Phil. 1909)
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