An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Tayabas from Twenty-Four to Twenty-Six, by Organizing the Barrio of Candelaria, Now a Part of Sariaya, Into a New Municipality, and Separating from Baler the Former Municipality of Casiguran, Giving the Later the Same Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Fifteen Hundred and Fifty
Act No. 1721, enacted on September 20, 1907, increases the number of municipalities in the Province of Tayabas from twenty-four to twenty-six. This is achieved by establishing the barrio of Candelaria as a new municipality separated from Sariaya and reconstituting the former municipality of Casiguran from Baler. Municipal elections for these new municipalities are scheduled for the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1907. The Act also repeals a prior consolidation of Casiguran with Baler and mandates that the current organization of Sariaya and Baler remain until the new officials are qualified. The Act emphasizes the need for prompt enactment for the public good.
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- Act No. 1721, enacted on September 20, 1907, increases the number of municipalities in the Province of Tayabas from twenty-four to twenty-six. This is achieved by establishing the barrio of Candelaria as a new municipality separated from Sariaya and reconstituting the former municipality of Casiguran from Baler. Municipal elections for these new municipalities are scheduled for the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1907. The Act also repeals a prior consolidation of Casiguran with Baler and mandates that the current organization of Sariaya and Baler remain until the new officials are qualified. The Act emphasizes the need for prompt enactment for the public good.
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- An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Tayabas from Twenty-Four to Twenty-Six, by Organizing the Barrio of Candelaria, Now a Part of Sariaya, Into a New Municipality, and Separating from Baler the Former Municipality of Casiguran, Giving the Later the Same Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Fifteen Hundred and Fifty (Act No. 1721) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
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- An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Tayabas from Twenty-Four to Twenty-Six, by Organizing the Barrio of Candelaria, Now a Part of Sariaya, Into a New Municipality, and Separating from Baler the Former Municipality of Casiguran, Giving the Later the Same Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Fifteen Hundred and Fifty (Act No. 1721) was enacted on Sep 20, 1907.
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- An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Tayabas from Twenty-Four to Twenty-Six, by Organizing the Barrio of Candelaria, Now a Part of Sariaya, Into a New Municipality, and Separating from Baler the Former Municipality of Casiguran, Giving the Later the Same Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Fifteen Hundred and Fifty, Act No. 1721, Sep 20, 1907 (Philippines)
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September 20, 1907
ACT NO. 1721
AN ACT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF TAYABAS FROM TWENTY-FOUR TO TWENTY-SIX, BY ORGANIZING THE BARRIO OF CANDELARIA, NOW A PART OF SARIAYA, INTO A NEW MUNICIPALITY, AND SEPARATING FROM BALER THE FORMER MUNICIPALITY OF CASIGURAN, GIVING THE LATER THE SAME TERRITORY WHICH IT COMPRISED PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE OF ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY
SECTION 1. The twenty-four municipalities of the Province of Tayabas, as established by Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and fifty, amendatory of Acts Numbered Nine hundred and fifty-six, One thousand and twenty-seven, and Twelve hundred and nine, shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be increased to twenty-six, by separating from the present municipality of Sariaya the barrio of Candelaria, which is hereby constituted a new municipality and shall consist of the territory comprised in said barrio, and by separating from the present municipality of Baler the former municipality of Casiguran, which is hereby reconstituted as a municipality and shall consist of the territory which it comprised prior to the passage of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and fifty. The municipality of Sariaya shall, with the exception of the territory of the new municipality of Candelaria, consist of the territory which it comprised prior to the passage of Act Numbered Nine hundred and fifty-six, and the municipality of Baler shall consist of the territory which it comprised prior to the passage of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and fifty. ETHIDa
SECTION 2. The municipal elections for the new municipalities of Candelaria and Casiguran shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, nineteen hundred and seven, and in accordance with the provisions of The Election Law relative to elections in new municipalities. Until the officials elected for the new municipalities of Candelaria and Casiguran, as described in section one of this Act, shall have qualified, the present organization of the municipalities of Sariaya and Baler shall continue: PROVIDED, That the distribution of funds in the municipal treasuries of Sariaya and Baler resulting from the separation from said municipalities of the municipalities of Candelaria and Casiguran, hereby constituted, shall be made as of the date of the passage of this Act and in accordance with the provisions of Act Numbered Seven hundred and twenty-six.
SECTION 3. Section one of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and fifty, entitled "An Act consolidating the present municipality of Casiguran with the municipality of Baler, both in the Province of Tayabas, and annexing the barrios of Cabulihan, San Roque, and Calantas with the sitios of Anos and Tubas, of the municipality of Gumaca, to the municipality of Pitogo, in the same province, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, September 20, 1907.
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An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Tayabas from Twenty-Four to Twenty-Six, by Organizing the Barrio of Candelaria, Now a Part of Sariaya, Into a New Municipality, and Separating from Baler the Former Municipality of Casiguran, Giving the Later the Same Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Fifteen Hundred and Fifty, Act No. 1721, Sep 20, 1907 (Philippines)
An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Tayabas from Twenty-Four to Twenty-Six, by Organizing the Barrio of Candelaria, Now a Part of Sariaya, Into a New Municipality, and Separating from Baler the Former Municipality of Casiguran, Giving the Later the Same Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Fifteen Hundred and Fifty, Act No. 1721 (Phil. 1907)
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