An Act Making the Provisions of Act Numbered Five Hundred and Sixteen, Authorizing the Removal of Prisoners from the Provincial Jail of Rizal to Bilibid Prison, Applicable to the Province of Cavite
Act No. 962, enacted on October 24, 1903, extends the provisions of Act No. 516, which allows for the removal of prisoners from the provincial jail of Rizal to Bilibid Prison due to health and security concerns, to the Province of Cavite. This means that prisoners in Cavite can also be transferred to Bilibid Prison under the same conditions. The act emphasizes the public good and expedites the law's passage for immediate effect upon enactment.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 962
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 24, 1903
ACT NO. 962
AN ACT MAKING THE PROVISIONS OF ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN, AUTHORIZING THE REMOVAL OF PRISONERS FROM THE PROVINCIAL JAIL OF RIZAL TO BILIBID PRISON, APPLICABLE TO THE PROVINCE OF CAVITE
SECTION 1. The provisions of Act Numbered Five hundred and sixteen, entitled "An Act authorizing the removal of prisoners from the provincial jail of Rizal to Bilibid Prison on account of the unhealthfulness and insecurity of the provincial jail of Rizal," are hereby made applicable to the Province of Cavite, and the prisoners detained in the jail of the Province of Cavite may be removed to Bilibid Prison, and thence withdrawn in accordance with the provisions and conditions of said Act Numbered Five hundred and sixteen.
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, October 24, 1903.
Cite This Law
An Act Making the Provisions of Act Numbered Five Hundred and Sixteen, Authorizing the Removal of Prisoners from the Provincial Jail of Rizal to Bilibid Prison, Applicable to the Province of Cavite, Act No. 962, Oct 24, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Making the Provisions of Act Numbered Five Hundred and Sixteen, Authorizing the Removal of Prisoners from the Provincial Jail of Rizal to Bilibid Prison, Applicable to the Province of Cavite, Act No. 962 (Phil. 1903)
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