An Act Amending Section Two of Act Numbered Three Hundred and Eight, Entitled "An Act Providing for the Establishment of Municipal Boards of Health, and Fixing their Powers and Duties"
Act No. 878, enacted on September 9, 1903, amends Section Two of Act No. 308, which pertains to the establishment of municipal boards of health. The amendment specifies that the president of these boards must be a qualified physician, an undergraduate of medicine, or an Army surgeon, with the latter option available when civilian physicians are not accessible. The act emphasizes the urgency of its passage for public benefit, allowing for expedited enactment procedures. It becomes effective immediately upon passage.
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- Reference Number
- Act No. 878
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 9, 1903
ACT NO. 878
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWO OF ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHT, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL BOARDS OF HEALTH, AND FIXING THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES"
SECTION 1. Paragraph (a) of section two of Act Numbered Three hundred and eight is hereby amended so as to read as follow:
"(a) A president, who shall be a duly qualified physician, or an undergraduate of medicine, or an Army surgeon, or an Army contract surgeon, in cases where there are no civilian physicians available, such employment to be authorized in the discretion of the Civil Governor."
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, September 9, 1903.
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An Act Amending Section Two of Act Numbered Three Hundred and Eight, Entitled "An Act Providing for the Establishment of Municipal Boards of Health, and Fixing their Powers and Duties", Act No. 878, Sep 9, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Section Two of Act Numbered Three Hundred and Eight, Entitled "An Act Providing for the Establishment of Municipal Boards of Health, and Fixing their Powers and Duties", Act No. 878 (Phil. 1903)
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