An Act Authorizing The Governor-General to Call By Executive Order An Election for Municipal President In Any Organized Municipality Within The Department of Mindanao and Sulu
Act No. 2678, approved on March 9, 1917, empowers the Governor-General of the Philippines to call special elections for the position of municipal president in organized municipalities within the Department of Mindanao and Sulu. Each election necessitates a new registration of voters, and individuals can settle delinquent taxes before registering. The officials elected will serve until the next general election. Future elections for municipal president in these areas will align with general provincial and municipal elections as per existing laws.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2678
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 9, 1917
ACT NO. 2678
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO CALL BY EXECUTIVE ORDER AN ELECTION FOR MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT IN ANY ORGANIZED MUNICIPALITY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF MINDANAO AND SULU
SECTION 1. The Governor-General is hereby authorized and empowered to call, by proclamation, a special election for municipal president in any organized municipality within the Department of Mindanao and Sulu. A new registration of electors shall be required in each case and delinquent taxes may be paid at any time before registration. The officers elected at such special election shall hold office until those elected at the next general election shall have qualified. Hereafter the elections for municipal president in said municipalities shall be made to coincide with the general provincial and municipal elections, in accordance with law.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, March 9, 1917.
Cite This Law
An Act Authorizing The Governor-General to Call By Executive Order An Election for Municipal President In Any Organized Municipality Within The Department of Mindanao and Sulu, Act No. 2678, Mar 9, 1917 (Philippines)
An Act Authorizing The Governor-General to Call By Executive Order An Election for Municipal President In Any Organized Municipality Within The Department of Mindanao and Sulu, Act No. 2678 (Phil. 1917)
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- Making Applicable to the Department of Mindanao and Sulu the Provisions of the Administrative Code, with Certain ExceptionsAct No. 2664 • Oct 14, 1916 • Statutes
- An Act Abolishing the Government of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu as a Special Political Division; Making The Nesessary Provisions for the Administrative Adjustments Resulting Therefrom, and for Other PurposesAct No. 2878 • Feb 5, 1920 • Statutes
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