An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of La Laguna from Twenty to Twenty-One, by Separating from Biñan the Former Municipality of San Pedro Tunasan, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Nine
Act No. 1553, enacted on October 29, 1906, increases the number of municipalities in the Province of La Laguna from twenty to twenty-one by separating the former municipality of San Pedro Tunasan from Binan and reconstituting it as an independent municipality. Both municipalities will retain their original territories prior to the enactment of Act No. 939. Elections for the newly reconstituted San Pedro Tunasan will coincide with the next regular municipal elections, but its officials will not assume office until January of the following year. The Act also ensures that these changes will not disrupt the election process or the number of elected officials in Binan, unless adjustments are needed due to changes in municipal classification.
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- What is An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of La Laguna from Twenty to Twenty-One, by Separating from Biñan the Former Municipality of San Pedro Tunasan, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Nine about?
- Act No. 1553, enacted on October 29, 1906, increases the number of municipalities in the Province of La Laguna from twenty to twenty-one by separating the former municipality of San Pedro Tunasan from Binan and reconstituting it as an independent municipality. Both municipalities will retain their original territories prior to the enactment of Act No. 939. Elections for the newly reconstituted San Pedro Tunasan will coincide with the next regular municipal elections, but its officials will not assume office until January of the following year. The Act also ensures that these changes will not disrupt the election process or the number of elected officials in Binan, unless adjustments are needed due to changes in municipal classification.
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- An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of La Laguna from Twenty to Twenty-One, by Separating from Biñan the Former Municipality of San Pedro Tunasan, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Nine (Act No. 1553) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of La Laguna from Twenty to Twenty-One, by Separating from Biñan the Former Municipality of San Pedro Tunasan, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Nine enacted?
- An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of La Laguna from Twenty to Twenty-One, by Separating from Biñan the Former Municipality of San Pedro Tunasan, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Nine (Act No. 1553) was enacted on Oct 29, 1906.
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- An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of La Laguna from Twenty to Twenty-One, by Separating from Biñan the Former Municipality of San Pedro Tunasan, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Nine, Act No. 1553, Oct 29, 1906 (Philippines)
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October 29, 1906
ACT NO. 1553
AN ACT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF LA LAGUNA FROM TWENTY TO TWENTY-ONE, BY SEPARATING FROM BIÑAN THE FORMER MUNICIPALITY OF SAN PEDRO TUNASAN, RECONSTITUTING THE LATTER AS A MUNICIPALITY, AND GIVING TO EACH THE TERRITORY WHICH IT COMPRISED PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE OF ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINE
SECTION 1. The twenty municipalities of the Province of La Laguna, as established by Act Numbered One thousand and eight, shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be increased to twenty-one, by separating the former municipality of San Pedro Tunasan from the present municipality of Binan. The municipality of Biñan shall consist of the territory of which it was constituted prior to the passage of Act Numbered Nine hundred and thirty-nine, and the municipality of San Pedro Tunasan is hereby reconstituted and shall consist of the territory of which it was constituted prior to the passage of said Act.
SECTION 2. The municipal election in the reconstituted municipality of San Pedro Tunasan shall be held at the time of the next regular municipal elections in the Province of La Laguna in accordance with the rules contained in Act Numbered Nine hundred and twenty-eight, but the officers thus elected shall not take office nor shall the said reconstituted municipality come into existence until the first Monday in January following said elections. The changes herein provided for shall in no way interfere with the number of officers to be elected or with the holding in the regular manner of the municipal election or with the holding in the regular manner of the municipal election in the municipality of Biñan, unless through the operation of this Act the class of said municipality, as fixed under section four of the Municipal Code, is raised or lowered, in which case the number of councilors elected shall be as prescribed in Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and thirty-three.
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.
Enacted, October 29, 1906.
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An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of La Laguna from Twenty to Twenty-One, by Separating from Biñan the Former Municipality of San Pedro Tunasan, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Nine, Act No. 1553, Oct 29, 1906 (Philippines)
An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of La Laguna from Twenty to Twenty-One, by Separating from Biñan the Former Municipality of San Pedro Tunasan, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Nine, Act No. 1553 (Phil. 1906)
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