An Act Authorizing the Sale of the Baguio Electric Light to the City of Baguio
Act No. 2179, enacted on March 16, 1912, authorizes the Secretary of Commerce and Police to sell the Baguio Electric Light plant to the city of Baguio. The sale includes all related facilities and equipment, with the stipulation that the plant must continue to generate electricity for the city and other consumers. The city of Baguio is required to pay thirty thousand pesos to the Government of the Philippine Islands, which will be deposited into the Insular Treasury. This act becomes effective immediately upon its passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2179
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 16, 1912
ACT NO. 2179
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THE BAGUIO ELECTRIC LIGHT TO THE CITY OF BAGUIO
SECTION 1. The Secretary of Commerce and Police is hereby authorized to sell to the city of Baguio the electric light plant heretofore purchased under the authority of Act Numbered Two thousand and four and in the name of the Government of the Philippine Islands to transfer and convey the said plant together with the buildings, fixtures, poles, wires, installations and paraphernalia, and appliances of every kind belonging to, or used in connection with, said electric light plant to the city of Baguio upon condition that the aforesaid plant shall continue to be used for the generation of electric current for power, light, and heat for the said city of Baguio and for sale to the Government of the Philippine Islands or to any of its departments, bureaus, or offices and to other consumers, and on condition further that the city of Baguio pay therefore the said Secretary of Commerce and Police for the Government of the Philippine Islands the sum of thirty thousand pesos, which shall be deposited in the Insular Treasury as a miscellaneous receipt.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its passage.
ENACTED, March 16, 1912.
Cite This Law
An Act Authorizing the Sale of the Baguio Electric Light to the City of Baguio, Act No. 2179, Mar 16, 1912 (Philippines)
An Act Authorizing the Sale of the Baguio Electric Light to the City of Baguio, Act No. 2179 (Phil. 1912)
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