An Act Making an Indefinite Appropriation of Amounts Necessary for the Return to the Provinces of Forestry Collections Made Outside the Province in which the Timber is Cut, as Contemplated by Section Eighteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Three, as Amended by Paragraph Eight of Section One of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three
Act No. 580, enacted on January 6, 1903, establishes an indefinite appropriation from the Insular Treasury to return forestry collections to the provinces where timber is harvested. This applies to collections made before July 1, 1902, from areas outside the province of origin, including Manila and unorganized municipalities. The returns will be executed upon certification by the Auditor and managed according to the Provincial Government Act. The Act emphasizes the urgency for prompt implementation and takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- Act No. 580
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 6, 1903
ACT NO. 580
AN ACT MAKING AN INDEFINITE APPROPRIATION OF AMOUNTS NECESSARY FOR THE RETURN TO THE PROVINCES OF FORESTRY COLLECTIONS MADE OUTSIDE THE PROVINCE IN WHICH THE TIMBER IS CUT, AS CONTEMPLATED BY SECTION EIGHTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-THREE, AS AMENDED BY PARAGRAPH EIGHT OF SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE
SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated, from any moneys in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sufficient sum to return to the provinces in which timber is cut the amount of collections under the forestry laws made prior to July first, nineteen hundred and two, in other provinces, in the city of Manila, and in municipalities not included in any organized province, which may have been deposited in the Insular Treasury as provided by section eighteen of Act Numbered Eighty-three, as amended by paragraph eight of section one of Act Numbered One hundred and thirty-three. Such returns shall be made, upon certification of the amount due by the Auditor, by settlement warrant, and shall be disposed of in each province as provided by the Provincial Government Act and its amendments.
SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, January 6, 1903.
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An Act Making an Indefinite Appropriation of Amounts Necessary for the Return to the Provinces of Forestry Collections Made Outside the Province in which the Timber is Cut, as Contemplated by Section Eighteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Three, as Amended by Paragraph Eight of Section One of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three, Act No. 580, Jan 6, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Making an Indefinite Appropriation of Amounts Necessary for the Return to the Provinces of Forestry Collections Made Outside the Province in which the Timber is Cut, as Contemplated by Section Eighteen of Act Numbered Eighty-Three, as Amended by Paragraph Eight of Section One of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three, Act No. 580 (Phil. 1903)
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