An Act Amending Sections Thirty-Three and Sixty-One of Act Numbered One Hundred and Eighty-Three, Entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City of Manila"
Act No. 1141, enacted on May 3, 1904, amends specific provisions of Act No. 183, which incorporates the City of Manila. It removes certain responsibilities from the city officials regarding the inspection and sealing of weights and measures, as well as the collection of water rents. Instead, it assigns these duties to the city engineer, who is now tasked with collecting water rents, miscellaneous charges, and regulating weights and measures for various goods. The act emphasizes the need for quick passage for the public good and takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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- What is An Act Amending Sections Thirty-Three and Sixty-One of Act Numbered One Hundred and Eighty-Three, Entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City of Manila" about?
- Act No. 1141, enacted on May 3, 1904, amends specific provisions of Act No. 183, which incorporates the City of Manila. It removes certain responsibilities from the city officials regarding the inspection and sealing of weights and measures, as well as the collection of water rents. Instead, it assigns these duties to the city engineer, who is now tasked with collecting water rents, miscellaneous charges, and regulating weights and measures for various goods. The act emphasizes the need for quick passage for the public good and takes effect immediately upon enactment.
- What type of law is Act No. 1141?
- An Act Amending Sections Thirty-Three and Sixty-One of Act Numbered One Hundred and Eighty-Three, Entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City of Manila" (Act No. 1141) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Amending Sections Thirty-Three and Sixty-One of Act Numbered One Hundred and Eighty-Three, Entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City of Manila" enacted?
- An Act Amending Sections Thirty-Three and Sixty-One of Act Numbered One Hundred and Eighty-Three, Entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City of Manila" (Act No. 1141) was enacted on May 3, 1904.
- What is the citation for An Act Amending Sections Thirty-Three and Sixty-One of Act Numbered One Hundred and Eighty-Three, Entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City of Manila"?
- An Act Amending Sections Thirty-Three and Sixty-One of Act Numbered One Hundred and Eighty-Three, Entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City of Manila", Act No. 1141, May 3, 1904 (Philippines)
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- Act No. 1141
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 3, 1904
ACT NO. 1141
AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS THIRTY-THREE AND SIXTY-ONE OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE CITY OF MANILA"
SECTION 1. Section thirty-three of Act Numbered One hundred and eighty-three, entitled "An Act to incorporate the city of Manila," is hereby amended by striking out of said section the clause "shall inspect and seal weights and measures, enforce the keeping and use of proper weights and measures by vendors and vendees, and regulate the inspection, weighing, and measuring of brick, coal, lumber, and other articles of merchandise, in accordance with law and ordinances," and by striking therefrom the words "and shall collect water rents as fixed by law or ordinance." cDSAEI
SECTION 2. Section sixty-one of said Act is hereby amended by adding thereto, after the first sentence thereof, the following: "He shall collect all water rents as fixed by law or ordinance, all miscellaneous charges made by the Department of Engineering and Public Works, and all charges made by the city engineer for inspection, permits, licenses, and the installation, maintenance, and services rendered in the operation of the so-called 'pail-system.' He shall inspect and seal weights and measures, enforce the keeping and use of proper weights and measures by vendors and vendees, and regulate the inspection, weighing, and measuring of brick, coal, lumber, and other articles of merchandise, and shall collect all charges for such inspection and regulation, in accordance with law and ordinances."
SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, May 3, 1904.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending Sections Thirty-Three and Sixty-One of Act Numbered One Hundred and Eighty-Three, Entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City of Manila", Act No. 1141, May 3, 1904 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Sections Thirty-Three and Sixty-One of Act Numbered One Hundred and Eighty-Three, Entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City of Manila", Act No. 1141 (Phil. 1904)
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