An Act Conferring Jurisdiction upon Justices of the Peace in the Moro Province to Try Persons Charged with Infraction of Municipal Ordinances
Act No. 2072, enacted on August 7, 1911, grants justices of the peace in the Moro Province the authority to try individuals charged with violating municipal ordinances within their jurisdiction. This jurisdiction is original and applies specifically to infractions occurring in their respective areas. However, the Act explicitly states that it does not repeal any provisions of Section 27 of Act No. 787, as amended. The law is set to take effect on October 1, 1911.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2072
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 7, 1911
ACT NO. 2072
AN ACT CONFERRING JURISDICTION UPON JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN THE MORO PROVINCE TO TRY PERSONS CHARGED WITH INFRACTION OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES
SECTION 1. Justices of the peace in the Moro Province shall have original jurisdiction to try persons charged with infraction of municipal ordinances arising within the limits of their respective territorial jurisdiction: Provided, However, That this provision shall not be construed to repeal in any way the provisions of section twenty-seven of Act Numbered Seven hundred and eighty-seven, as amended.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on October first, nineteen hundred and eleven.
ENACTED, August 7, 1911.
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An Act Conferring Jurisdiction upon Justices of the Peace in the Moro Province to Try Persons Charged with Infraction of Municipal Ordinances, Act No. 2072, Aug 7, 1911 (Philippines)
An Act Conferring Jurisdiction upon Justices of the Peace in the Moro Province to Try Persons Charged with Infraction of Municipal Ordinances, Act No. 2072 (Phil. 1911)
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