An Act Granting to Bonifacio Villanueva, of the Municipality of Mauban, Province of Tayabas, a Revocable License to Divert the Waters of the Trapichi River, Situated in the Said Municipality of Mauban, Province of Tayabas, for the Purpose of Generating Power to Operate Certain Rice-Thrashing Machinery
Act No. 1456, enacted on February 20, 1906, grants Bonifacio Villanueva a revocable license to divert water from the Trapichi River in Mauban, Tayabas, to power his rice-thrashing machinery. The license allows for the construction of necessary infrastructure, with the stipulation that the diverted water must be returned to the river approximately thirty feet downstream of the mill. The operation of the power plant requires inspection and a permit from the Director of Public Works, who will also oversee maintenance. The act emphasizes the public interest and expedites its passage for immediate effect.
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- Act No. 1456
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- Philippines
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February 20, 1906
ACT NO. 1456
AN ACT GRANTING TO BONIFACIO VILLANUEVA, OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAUBAN, PROVINCE OF TAYABAS, A REVOCABLE LICENSE TO DIVERT THE WATERS OF THE TRAPICHI RIVER, SITUATED IN THE SAID MUNICIPALITY OF MAUBAN, PROVINCE OF TAYABAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF GENERATING POWER TO OPERATE CERTAIN RICE-THRASHING MACHINERY
SECTION 1. There is hereby granted to Bonifacio Villanueva, of the municipality of Mauban, Province of Tayabas, a license, which may be revoked by the Philippine Commission whenever in its opinion the public interests so require, to divert the waters of the Trapichi River, situated in the said municipality of Mauban, Province of Tayabas, for the purpose of furnishing power for the operation of certain rice-thrashing machinery now owned by said Bonifacio Villanueva in the municipality of Mauban, and to construct such dams, basins, and so forth, as may be necessary to generate the power required: PROVIDED, That said waters shall be returned to the river at a point about thirty feet below the thrashing mill referred to.
SECTION 2 Said power plant shall be duly inspected and a permit to operate same issued by the Director of Public Works, and said grantee shall thereafter keep all parts of said construction in a state of repair satisfactory to the Director of Public Works.
SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, February 20, 1906.
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An Act Granting to Bonifacio Villanueva, of the Municipality of Mauban, Province of Tayabas, a Revocable License to Divert the Waters of the Trapichi River, Situated in the Said Municipality of Mauban, Province of Tayabas, for the Purpose of Generating Power to Operate Certain Rice-Thrashing Machinery, Act No. 1456, Feb 20, 1906 (Philippines)
An Act Granting to Bonifacio Villanueva, of the Municipality of Mauban, Province of Tayabas, a Revocable License to Divert the Waters of the Trapichi River, Situated in the Said Municipality of Mauban, Province of Tayabas, for the Purpose of Generating Power to Operate Certain Rice-Thrashing Machinery, Act No. 1456 (Phil. 1906)
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