An Act Making the Governor of the Province of Mindoro a Justice of the Peace with Jurisdiction throughout the Whole of that Province
Act No. 1131, enacted on April 28, 1904, designates the Governor of the Province of Mindoro as an ex officio justice of the peace with jurisdiction throughout the province. This allows the governor to perform all duties associated with a justice of the peace, concurrent with local justices in each municipality. Any fees collected during these duties will be directed to the provincial treasury for general use. The act was expedited for immediate effect upon passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 1131
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 28, 1904
ACT NO. 1131
AN ACT MAKING THE GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF MINDORO A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WITH JURISDICTION THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE OF THAT PROVINCE
SECTION 1. The governor of the Province of Mindoro is hereby made ex officio justice of the peace with an authority to perform all the duties of a justice of the peace throughout the whole of the Province of Mindoro. His jurisdiction as justice of the peace shall be concurrent in every municipality and in every part of said province with that of the proper justice of the peace of the municipality. The fees that would accrue to a justice of the peace shall, in all cases where the provincial governor acts as justice of the peace, be covered into the treasury of the province for the general purposes of the province. DACcIH
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, April 28, 1904.
Cite This Law
An Act Making the Governor of the Province of Mindoro a Justice of the Peace with Jurisdiction throughout the Whole of that Province, Act No. 1131, Apr 28, 1904 (Philippines)
An Act Making the Governor of the Province of Mindoro a Justice of the Peace with Jurisdiction throughout the Whole of that Province, Act No. 1131 (Phil. 1904)
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