An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Reimburse the City of Manila for the Sum Paid by it as Customs Duties on Material Used in the Construction of the New Water and Sewer Systems
Act No. 2491, enacted on February 5, 1915, authorizes the Governor-General of the Philippines to reimburse the City of Manila for customs duties paid on materials used in constructing new water and sewer systems. The city paid a total of 168,128.25 pesos in customs duties, which should have been exempt under a previous law. The reimbursement will be sourced from existing funds in the Insular Treasury and credited to the city's bond issue for the construction project. The act takes effect immediately upon its passage.
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- Act No. 2491
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 5, 1915
ACT NO. 2491
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO REIMBURSE THE CITY OF MANILA FOR THE SUM PAID BY IT AS CUSTOMS DUTIES ON MATERIAL USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS
WHEREAS, the city of Manila has paid the sum of one hundred and sixty-eight thousand one hundred and twenty-eight pesos and twenty-five centavos Philippine currency as customs duties on material imported by said city for use in the construction of the new water supply and sewer systems;
WHEREAS, such material should, pursuant to Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and twenty-three, Philippine Commission, be admitted free of customs duty:
SECTION 1. The Governor-General is hereby authorized to reimburse the city of Manila, from any existing funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in the sum of one hundred and sixty-eight thousand one hundred and twenty-eight pesos and twenty-five centavos paid by said city as customs duties on material used in the construction of the new water supply and sewer systems and place said sum to the credit of the bond issue for the construction of water supply and sewer systems of said city of Manila. DETcAH
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
Enacted, February 5, 1915.
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An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Reimburse the City of Manila for the Sum Paid by it as Customs Duties on Material Used in the Construction of the New Water and Sewer Systems, Act No. 2491, Feb 5, 1915 (Philippines)
An Act Authorizing the Governor-General to Reimburse the City of Manila for the Sum Paid by it as Customs Duties on Material Used in the Construction of the New Water and Sewer Systems, Act No. 2491 (Phil. 1915)
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