An Act Amending Section Thirty-Four of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, by Adding Thereto a Second Paragraph Authorizing the Translation of Municipal Ordinances into the Local Dialect and the Posting Thereof, as Translated into Such Dialect
Act No. 1886, enacted on April 22, 1909, amends Section 34 of the Municipal Code by allowing municipal councils to translate ordinances into the local dialect. This translation must be posted at the municipal building's main entrance and in other public areas frequented by the community. The purpose is to ensure that the majority of the population can understand the ordinances. The Act takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- Act No. 1886
- Date Enacted
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- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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April 22, 1909
ACT NO. 1886
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION THIRTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, BY ADDING THERETO A SECOND PARAGRAPH AUTHORIZING THE TRANSLATION OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES INTO THE LOCAL DIALECT AND THE POSTING THEREOF, AS TRANSLATED INTO SUCH DIALECT
SECTION 1. Section thirty-four of Act Numbered Eighty-two, entitled "The Municipal Code," is hereby amended by adding a second paragraph, to read as follows:
"The municipal council may, if it deems the same to be advisable, order the municipal secretary to have the ordinances, after their passage, translated into the dialect used by the majority of the people, and posted as translated into such dialect, at the main entrance of the municipal building and in other frequented public places in the center of the town and its barrios."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED: April 22, 1909.
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An Act Amending Section Thirty-Four of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, by Adding Thereto a Second Paragraph Authorizing the Translation of Municipal Ordinances into the Local Dialect and the Posting Thereof, as Translated into Such Dialect, Act No. 1886, Apr 22, 1909 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Section Thirty-Four of Act Numbered Eighty-Two, by Adding Thereto a Second Paragraph Authorizing the Translation of Municipal Ordinances into the Local Dialect and the Posting Thereof, as Translated into Such Dialect, Act No. 1886 (Phil. 1909)
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