An Act Amending Section Twenty-Seven of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six, Providing for the Distribution of Fees Charged by the Governor of the Province for the Service of Process, When the Governor Is an Officer in the Army of the United States Detailed for the Performance of Civil Duties
Act No. 176, enacted on July 20, 1901, amends Section 27 of Act No. 136 regarding the organization of courts in the Philippines. It stipulates that if the court officer is a United States Army officer performing civil duties, all fees collected for service of process, excluding those due to deputies, must be deposited into the provincial treasury for general use. The Act emphasizes the urgency for its enactment for the public good and comes into effect immediately upon passage.
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- Act No. 176
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 20, 1901
ACT NO. 176
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWENTY-SEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX, PROVIDING FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEES CHARGED BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE FOR THE SERVICE OF PROCESS, WHEN THE GOVERNOR IS AN OFFICER IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES DETAILED FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CIVIL DUTIES
SECTION 1. Section twenty-seven of Act Numbered One hundred and thirty-six, providing for the organization of courts, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following words: "But if the officer of the court in any province is an officer of the Army of the United States detailed for the performance of civil duties, all fees charged by him for the service of process, except such as belong to his deputies for such service, shall be paid by him into the treasury of the province for the general purposes of provincial funds."
SECTION 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this Act, 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, July 20, 1901.
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An Act Amending Section Twenty-Seven of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six, Providing for the Distribution of Fees Charged by the Governor of the Province for the Service of Process, When the Governor Is an Officer in the Army of the United States Detailed for the Performance of Civil Duties, Act No. 176, Jul 20, 1901 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Section Twenty-Seven of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six, Providing for the Distribution of Fees Charged by the Governor of the Province for the Service of Process, When the Governor Is an Officer in the Army of the United States Detailed for the Performance of Civil Duties, Act No. 176 (Phil. 1901)
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