An Act Making Applicable to the Manila Railroad Company of the Philippine Islands All Provisions of Existing Law Concerning the Manila Railroad Company
Act No. 2879, approved on February 17, 1920, extends the provisions of existing laws regarding the Manila Railroad Company to include the Manila Railroad Company of the Philippine Islands. This means that any benefits, privileges, or immunities granted to the original Manila Railroad Company will also apply to the Philippine entity. Additionally, the Act retroactively applies these provisions to the date of the merger of the two companies. Overall, the law aims to ensure that the Manila Railroad Company of the Philippine Islands is treated equally under the law.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2879
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 17, 1920
ACT NO. 2879
AN ACT MAKING APPLICABLE TO THE MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ALL PROVISIONS OF EXISTING LAW CONCERNING THE MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY
SECTION 1. Whenever, in any existing law, mention is made of the Manila Railroad Company, such mention shall be deemed to include and to apply to the Manila Railroad Company of the Philippine Islands whenever necessary to confer upon the latter corporation any of the benefits, privileges and immunities conferred by such law upon The Manila Railroad Company, or to make applicable to said Manila Railroad Company of the Philippine Islands measures adopted by the Philippine Legislature for the control or administration of The Manila Railroad Company or for the granting of financial aid thereto. ATICcS
SECTION 2. This Act shall be retroactive to the date of the merger of The Manila Railroad Company of Alabama into the Manila Railroad Company of the Philippine Islands.
Approved, February 17, 1920.
Cite This Law
An Act Making Applicable to the Manila Railroad Company of the Philippine Islands All Provisions of Existing Law Concerning the Manila Railroad Company, Act No. 2879, Feb 17, 1920 (Philippines)
An Act Making Applicable to the Manila Railroad Company of the Philippine Islands All Provisions of Existing Law Concerning the Manila Railroad Company, Act No. 2879 (Phil. 1920)
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