An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Parole Prisoners and Providing for the Enforcement of the Conditions of Such Paroles
Act No. 1561, enacted on November 10, 1906, empowers the Governor-General of the Philippines to grant parole to prisoners convicted of crimes, allowing for the suspension of their sentences under specified conditions. If a parolee fails to comply with these conditions, the Governor-General has the authority to order their arrest and return to custody, with the parole period not counted towards their sentence. The Act emphasizes the need for prompt legislative action for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 1561
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 10, 1906
ACT NO. 1561
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO PAROLE PRISONERS AND PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF SUCH PAROLES
SECTION 1. The Governor-General may, whenever he thinks best, authorize and direct the discharge from custody of any person convicted of crime under the laws of the Philippine Islands and suspend the sentence of such convict without granting a pardon, and prescribe the terms upon which a convict so paroled shall have his sentence suspended.
SECTION 2. Upon the failure of any convict to observe the conditions of his parole, to be determined by the Governor-General, the Governor-General shall have authority to direct the arrest and return of such convict to custody, and thereupon said convict shall be required to carry out the sentence of the court as though no parole had been granted him, the time between the parole and subsequent arrest not being taken as a part of the term of his sentence in computing the period of his confinement.
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, November 10, 1906.
Cite This Law
An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Parole Prisoners and Providing for the Enforcement of the Conditions of Such Paroles, Act No. 1561, Nov 10, 1906 (Philippines)
An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Parole Prisoners and Providing for the Enforcement of the Conditions of Such Paroles, Act No. 1561 (Phil. 1906)
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