An Act Appropriating the Sum of Fifteen Thousand Pesos for Temporary Repairs to the Benguet Road Lying within the Mountain Province
Act No. 2535, enacted on November 2, 1915, appropriates fifteen thousand pesos for temporary repairs to the Benguet Road in the Mountain Province, addressing safety concerns due to incomplete connections and unsafe bridges. The funds will be managed by the Secretary of Commerce and Police, with provisions for additional closure if the road is deemed unsafe in the future by the Bureau of Public Works. This act was established to ensure safe travel in light of ongoing investments in the region and the Northern Luzon Fair. The law took effect immediately upon its passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2535
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 2, 1915
ACT NO. 2535
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND PESOS FOR TEMPORARY REPAIRS TO THE BENGUET ROAD LYING WITHIN THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
Whereas the Insular Government has appropriated a considerable sum of money for the Northern Luzon Fair, and many private individuals have invested money in said fair; and
Whereas the connection between the Naguilian Road and the Manila-North Road has not yet been completed, and some bridges and portions of Benguet Road are reported to be unsafe for traffic: Now, therefore, AcHaTE
SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of fifteen thousand pesos for temporary repairs to the Benguet Road and other incidental expenses necessitated thereby, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce and Police: Provided, That, after the expenditure of the sum hereby appropriated, if the Bureau of Public Works shall, at any time in the future, notify the Secretary of Commerce and Police that the Benguet Road is unsafe for further traffic, the said Benguet Road shall be declared permanently closed by the Secretary of Commerce and Police.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its passage.
Enacted, November 2, 1915.
Cite This Law
An Act Appropriating the Sum of Fifteen Thousand Pesos for Temporary Repairs to the Benguet Road Lying within the Mountain Province, Act No. 2535, Nov 2, 1915 (Philippines)
An Act Appropriating the Sum of Fifteen Thousand Pesos for Temporary Repairs to the Benguet Road Lying within the Mountain Province, Act No. 2535 (Phil. 1915)
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