An Act Conferring Concurrent Jurisdiction Upon Courts of First Instance for the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Judicial Districts Over Causes Arising within the District of Lanao, Moro Province
Act No. 1098, enacted on April 4, 1904, grants concurrent jurisdiction to the Courts of First Instance for the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Judicial Districts over cases arising in Lanao, Moro Province. This legislation overrides any conflicting provisions in previous laws, stipulating that the court that first acquires jurisdiction will maintain exclusive authority over that case. The Act was expedited for the public good, emphasizing the need for timely legal proceedings in the area. It took effect immediately upon its passage.
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- Act No. 1098
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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April 4, 1904
ACT NO. 1098
AN ACT CONFERRING CONCURRENT JURISDICTION UPON COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE FOR THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTS OVER CAUSES ARISING WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF LANAO, MORO PROVINCE
SECTION 1. Concurrent jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Courts of First Instance for the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Judicial Districts over causes arising within the district of Lanao, in the Moro Province, anything in Act Numbered Eight hundred and sixty-seven to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, however, That the court first acquiring jurisdiction over any cause shall have exclusive jurisdiction thereof.
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, April 4, 1904.
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An Act Conferring Concurrent Jurisdiction Upon Courts of First Instance for the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Judicial Districts Over Causes Arising within the District of Lanao, Moro Province, Act No. 1098, Apr 4, 1904 (Philippines)
An Act Conferring Concurrent Jurisdiction Upon Courts of First Instance for the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Judicial Districts Over Causes Arising within the District of Lanao, Moro Province, Act No. 1098 (Phil. 1904)
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