An Act Changing the Name of the Moro Province to the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, Placing the Province of Agusan under the Jurisdiction and Control of the Governor of the Said Department, and for Other Purposes
Act No. 2309, enacted on December 20, 1913, renames the Moro Province to the Department of Mindanao and Sulu and places the Province of Agusan under the jurisdiction of the department's governor. The governance structure follows the provisions outlined in Act No. 787, allowing existing offices and employee roles to continue without changes until further legal adjustments are made. The Secretary of the Interior's previous authority over Agusan is transferred to the governor of the new department. Any conflicting laws are repealed, and the Act took immediate effect upon passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2309
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 20, 1913
ACT NO. 2309
AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MORO PROVINCE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MINDANAO AND SULU, PLACING THE PROVINCE OF AGUSAN UNDER THE JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE SAID DEPARTMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. The Moro Province, as constituted at the time of the passage of this Act, shall hereafter be and be known as the Department of Mindanao and Sulu.
SECTION 2. The government of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu shall be as provided by Act Numbered Seven hundred and eighty-seven, as amended, providing for the organization of the Moro Province, and as may hereafter be provided by law.
SECTION 3. The present offices and employments of the Moro Province shall continue and be the offices and employments of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu without change of duties or compensations until otherwise provided by law and administrative action, and the officers and employees of the Moro Province shall act as officers and employees in their said several capacities as officers and employees of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu until otherwise provided by law or administrative action.
SECTION 4. The jurisdiction and control heretofore exercised by the Secretary of the Interior over the Province of Agusan in the Island of Mindanao shall hereafter be vested in the governor of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, without any change in the organization or government thereof, until otherwise provided by law.
SECTION 5. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, December 20, 1913.
Cite This Law
An Act Changing the Name of the Moro Province to the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, Placing the Province of Agusan under the Jurisdiction and Control of the Governor of the Said Department, and for Other Purposes, Act No. 2309, Dec 20, 1913 (Philippines)
An Act Changing the Name of the Moro Province to the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, Placing the Province of Agusan under the Jurisdiction and Control of the Governor of the Said Department, and for Other Purposes, Act No. 2309 (Phil. 1913)
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