An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Cavite From Twelve to Thirteen, by Separating from the Present Municipality of Noveleta the Former Municipality of Cavite Viejo and Giving to the Latter the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Forty-Seven, and Changing the Name of the Municipality of Cavite Viejo to Kawit
Act No. 1718, enacted on September 20, 1907, established the municipality of Kawit by separating it from the municipality of Noveleta in Cavite, increasing the total number of municipalities in the province from twelve to thirteen. This act reconstituted the territory of the former municipality of Cavite Viejo and mandated that municipal elections for Kawit take place on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1907. Until the newly elected officials for Kawit are qualified, the existing officials of Noveleta will remain in place, with provisions for the distribution of municipal funds outlined. The Act emphasizes the urgency of its passage for the public good and took effect immediately upon enactment.
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- Act No. 1718, enacted on September 20, 1907, established the municipality of Kawit by separating it from the municipality of Noveleta in Cavite, increasing the total number of municipalities in the province from twelve to thirteen. This act reconstituted the territory of the former municipality of Cavite Viejo and mandated that municipal elections for Kawit take place on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1907. Until the newly elected officials for Kawit are qualified, the existing officials of Noveleta will remain in place, with provisions for the distribution of municipal funds outlined. The Act emphasizes the urgency of its passage for the public good and took effect immediately upon enactment.
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- An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Cavite From Twelve to Thirteen, by Separating from the Present Municipality of Noveleta the Former Municipality of Cavite Viejo and Giving to the Latter the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Forty-Seven, and Changing the Name of the Municipality of Cavite Viejo to Kawit (Act No. 1718) 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 Cavite From Twelve to Thirteen, by Separating from the Present Municipality of Noveleta the Former Municipality of Cavite Viejo and Giving to the Latter the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Forty-Seven, and Changing the Name of the Municipality of Cavite Viejo to Kawit (Act No. 1718) was enacted on Sep 20, 1907.
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- An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Cavite From Twelve to Thirteen, by Separating from the Present Municipality of Noveleta the Former Municipality of Cavite Viejo and Giving to the Latter the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Forty-Seven, and Changing the Name of the Municipality of Cavite Viejo to Kawit, Act No. 1718, Sep 20, 1907 (Philippines)
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September 20, 1907
ACT NO. 1718
AN ACT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF CAVITE FROM TWELVE TO THIRTEEN, BY SEPARATING FROM THE PRESENT MUNICIPALITY OF NOVELETA THE FORMER MUNICIPALITY OF CAVITE VIEJO AND GIVING TO THE LATTER THE TERRITORY WHICH IT COMPRISED PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE OF ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN, AND CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAVITE VIEJO TO KAWIT
SECTION 1. The twelve municipalities of the Province of Cavite, as established by Act Numbered Nine hundred and forty-seven, as amended by Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and fifty-one, shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be increased to thirteen, by separating the former municipality of Cavite Viejo from the present municipality of Noveleta. The municipality of Noveleta shall consist of the territory of which the municipalities of Noveleta and Rosario were constituted prior to the passage of Act Numbered Nine hundred and forty-seven, and the municipality of Cavite Viejo is hereby reconstituted and shall consist of the territory of which it was constituted prior to the passage of said Act Numbered Nine hundred and forty-seven. The municipality of Cavite Viejo shall hereafter be known as "Kawit."
SECTION 2. The municipal election for the new municipality of Kawit 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 municipality of Kawit, as described in section one of this Act, shall have qualified, the present organization of the municipality of Noveleta shall continue: PROVIDED, That the distribution of funds in the municipal treasury of Noveleta resulting from the separation from said municipality of the former municipality of Cavite Viejo, now Kawit, 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. 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, September 20, 1907.
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An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Cavite From Twelve to Thirteen, by Separating from the Present Municipality of Noveleta the Former Municipality of Cavite Viejo and Giving to the Latter the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Forty-Seven, and Changing the Name of the Municipality of Cavite Viejo to Kawit, Act No. 1718, Sep 20, 1907 (Philippines)
An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Cavite From Twelve to Thirteen, by Separating from the Present Municipality of Noveleta the Former Municipality of Cavite Viejo and Giving to the Latter the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Forty-Seven, and Changing the Name of the Municipality of Cavite Viejo to Kawit, Act No. 1718 (Phil. 1907)
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