An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Prohibit the Exportation of Rice
Act No. 2869, enacted on July 30, 1919, grants the Governor-General of the Philippines the authority to prohibit the exportation of rice or palay, except to the United States, when deemed necessary for public interest. This prohibition requires the consent of the Council of State and must be announced through a proclamation. The act takes effect only upon the approval of the President of the United States, as outlined in a prior Act of Congress from 1916. The implementation of this law was formalized through Proclamation No. 14 on August 6, 1919.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2869
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 30, 1919
ACT NO. 2869
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO PROHIBIT THE EXPORTATION OF RICE
SECTION 1. The Governor-General is hereby authorized to prohibit, with the consent of the Council of State, by proclamation and subject to such rules as he may publish, the exportation of rice or palay, except to the United States, whenever in his judgment the public interest may require it.
SECTION 2. Upon the express or implicit approval of this Act by the President of the United States, as provided in the Act of Congress approved on August twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, entitled "An Act to declare the purpose of the people of the United States as to the future political status of the people of the Philippine Islands, and to provide a more autonomous government for those Islands," the Governor-General shall so announce forthwith, by means of a proclamation, and this Act shall take effect on the date of such proclamation. 1
Approved, July 30, 1919.
Footnotes
1. Put into effect by Proclamation No. 14 of August 6, 1919.
Cite This Law
An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Prohibit the Exportation of Rice, Act No. 2869, Jul 30, 1919 (Philippines)
An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Prohibit the Exportation of Rice, Act No. 2869 (Phil. 1919)
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