An Act Amending the Municipal Code by Authorizing the Civil Governor to Postpone General Municipal Elections under Certain Circumstances
Act No. 502, enacted on November 10, 1902, amends the Municipal Code to allow the Civil Governor to postpone general municipal elections in certain situations, particularly due to the prevalence of ladronism or other circumstances deemed harmful to the public interest. The law stipulates that general municipal elections are generally scheduled for the first Tuesday in December, with newly elected officials assuming their duties the following January. This amendment aims to prioritize public welfare by granting the Civil Governor discretionary power over election timing. The Act is effective immediately upon its passage.
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- Act No. 502
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 10, 1902
ACT NO. 502
AN ACT AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY AUTHORIZING THE CIVIL GOVERNOR TO POSTPONE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
SECTION 1. Act Numbered Eighty-two, entitled "The Municipal Code," is hereby amended by inserting after the word "following," in the fifth line of paragraph (a), of section nine thereof, the following words: "Provided, That the Civil Governor may in his discretion postpone municipal elections in any province when, on account of the prevalence of ladronism, or for other causes, he may deem such a course conducive to the public interest," so that the first sentence of this paragraph shall read as follows: "General municipal elections (except the first, for which special provision is hereinafter made, in Chapter Eight) shall be held on the first Tuesday in December on each year, and the officers elected thereat shall enter upon their duties on the first Monday of January following: Provided, That the Civil Governor may in his discretion postpone municipal elections in any province when, on account of the prevalence of ladronism, or for other causes, he may deem such a course conducive to the public interest."
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. ATICcS
ENACTED, November 10, 1902.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending the Municipal Code by Authorizing the Civil Governor to Postpone General Municipal Elections under Certain Circumstances, Act No. 502, Nov 10, 1902 (Philippines)
An Act Amending the Municipal Code by Authorizing the Civil Governor to Postpone General Municipal Elections under Certain Circumstances, Act No. 502 (Phil. 1902)
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