An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Convey or Lease to the Provinces and Municipalities the Private Property of the Insular Government
Act No. 1890, enacted on May 10, 1909, authorizes the Governor-General of the Philippines to convey or lease private property owned by the Insular Government to provinces and municipalities. The Act allows the Governor-General to donate, sell, lease, or exchange such properties based on terms deemed convenient for both the Insular Government and the local authorities. It also permits the execution of necessary legal documents for these transactions. However, it does not modify or repeal existing laws concerning the sale or lease of public property. The Act takes effect immediately upon its passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 1890
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 10, 1909
ACT NO. 1890
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO CONVEY OR LEASE TO THE PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT
SECTION 1. In all cases in which the Insular Government owns real property in any province or municipality of the Philippine Islands, and in which the provincial or municipal authorities, as the case may be, desire to acquire or lease the said property, or to exchange for it property belonging to the province or the municipality, the Governor-General is hereby authorized and empowered to donate, sell, lease, exchange, or in any other manner convey the said property of the Insular Government, or any part thereof, to any province or municipality wherein it may be situated, and upon such terms and conditions as in his discretion may be most convenient for the interests of the Insular Government and of the province or municipality, and to execute in the name of the Insular Government any contracts, deeds, leases, or other instruments which may be necessary to execute the donation, sale, lease, exchange, or other conveyance whatsoever of the said property, as aforesaid : Provided, however, That this Act shall not be construed to modify or repeal any existing acts that provide for the sale or lease under certain conditions of public property belonging to the Insular Government.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED: May 10, 1909.
Cite This Law
An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Convey or Lease to the Provinces and Municipalities the Private Property of the Insular Government, Act No. 1890, May 10, 1909 (Philippines)
An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Convey or Lease to the Provinces and Municipalities the Private Property of the Insular Government, Act No. 1890 (Phil. 1909)
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