An Act Making Temporary Provision for the Performance of the Duties of Registrar of Property by the Fiscal in Provinces Not Yet Organized under the Provincial Government Act
Act No. 193, enacted on August 10, 1901, provides temporary provisions for the role of registrar of property in provinces not yet organized under the Provincial Government Act. During this interim period, the fiscal of the province is authorized to perform the duties of registrar, including the management and organization of property records. The fiscal will receive the same fees as a registrar for these duties, which will belong to him. The act emphasizes the need for prompt implementation for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- Act No. 193
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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August 10, 1901
ACT NO. 193
AN ACT MAKING TEMPORARY PROVISION FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF REGISTRAR OF PROPERTY BY THE FISCAL IN PROVINCES NOT YET ORGANIZED UNDER THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT
SECTION 1. In any province not yet organized under the Provincial Government Act, the fiscal of the province, whether temporarily appointed by the judge of the Court of First Instance, or temporarily or permanently appointed by the Civil Governor, is hereby authorized to perform the duties of registrar of property of the province for which he is fiscal, pending the appointment of a registrar of property for the province under a new system of land registration. It shall be his duty to take possession of all the books and papers relating to the office of registrar of property, and to make an orderly arrangement thereof, and to make diligent search for such books and papers belonging to the office as are not found therein.
He shall receive for the performance of such duties the fees prescribed by law for the performance of the same duties by a registrar of property, and the fees shall belong to the fiscal.
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, August 10, 1901.
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An Act Making Temporary Provision for the Performance of the Duties of Registrar of Property by the Fiscal in Provinces Not Yet Organized under the Provincial Government Act, Act No. 193, Aug 10, 1901 (Philippines)
An Act Making Temporary Provision for the Performance of the Duties of Registrar of Property by the Fiscal in Provinces Not Yet Organized under the Provincial Government Act, Act No. 193 (Phil. 1901)
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