An Act Authorizing the Judge of the Court of the First Instance for the Sixth Judicial District to Hold Certain Sessions of the Court for the Southern Part of the Province of Tayabas, in the Municipality of Tayabas
Act No. 414, enacted on June 4, 1902, authorizes the judge of the Court of the First Instance for the Sixth Judicial District to hold special court sessions in Tayabas, southern Tayabas Province, rather than in Lucena. This allows for civil or criminal cases to be tried in Tayabas with the same legal validity as if they were heard in Lucena. The act emphasizes the importance of public good and expedites the legislative process for its passage. It takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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- Act No. 414
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 4, 1902
ACT NO. 414
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE JUDGE OF THE COURT OF THE FIRST INSTANCE FOR THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT TO HOLD CERTAIN SESSIONS OF THE COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PROVINCE OF TAYABAS, IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAYABAS
SECTION 1. The judge of the Court of the First Instance for the Sixth Judicial District is hereby authorized in his discretion to hold special sessions of the Court of First Instance for the southern portion of the Province of Tayabas, as defined in Act Numbered One hundred and forty, in the town of Tayabas, instead of Lucena. Any action, civil or criminal, properly triable by existing law at Lucena may be heard and tried at Tayabas, with the same legal effect in all respects as though heard and tried at Lucena.
SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, June 4, 1902.
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An Act Authorizing the Judge of the Court of the First Instance for the Sixth Judicial District to Hold Certain Sessions of the Court for the Southern Part of the Province of Tayabas, in the Municipality of Tayabas, Act No. 414, Jun 4, 1902 (Philippines)
An Act Authorizing the Judge of the Court of the First Instance for the Sixth Judicial District to Hold Certain Sessions of the Court for the Southern Part of the Province of Tayabas, in the Municipality of Tayabas, Act No. 414 (Phil. 1902)
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