An Act Amending Section Three of Act Numbered Seventeen Hundred and Thirty-Three, Entitled "An Act to Provide Fire Protection in Municipalities having no Paid Fire Department"
Act No. 2151, enacted on February 6, 1912, amends Section Three of Act No. 1733 regarding fire protection in municipalities without a paid fire department. The amendment allows municipal councils to enroll and train auxiliary volunteer firemen, limited to the number of police officers in the municipality. If the police force has fewer than ten members, up to ten volunteer firemen may be appointed. The law emphasizes the urgency of its enactment for public welfare, taking effect immediately upon passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2151
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 6, 1912
ACT NO. 2151
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION THREE OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION IN MUNICIPALITIES HAVING NO PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT"
SECTION 1. The first sentence of section three of Act Numbered Seventeen hundred and thirty-three, beginning with the words "The municipal council" and ending with the words "by the municipality" is hereby amended by substituting in lieu thereof the following:
"SEC. 3. The municipal council may provide for the enrollment and training of auxiliary volunteer firemen among the able-bodied male residents of the municipality, in a number not to exceed that of the police of the municipality, who shall be entitled to the privilege granted by this section, and where the number of the police is less than ten, a number of volunteer firemen not to exceed ten may be appointed."
SECTION 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the same shall take effect on its passage, in accordance with section one of Act Numbered Nineteen hundred and forty-five of the Philippine Legislature.
ENACTED, February 6, 1912.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending Section Three of Act Numbered Seventeen Hundred and Thirty-Three, Entitled "An Act to Provide Fire Protection in Municipalities having no Paid Fire Department", Act No. 2151, Feb 16, 1912 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Section Three of Act Numbered Seventeen Hundred and Thirty-Three, Entitled "An Act to Provide Fire Protection in Municipalities having no Paid Fire Department", Act No. 2151 (Phil. 1912)
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