An Act Making the Provisions of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Forty-Nine Retroactive so as to Apply to Contracts for Feeding Prisoners in Provincial Jails, Entered into Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Forty-Nine
Act No. 493, enacted on October 27, 1902, retroactively applies the provisions of Act No. 449, which permits provincial boards to contract for the feeding of prisoners in provincial jails at rates exceeding twenty cents per day, to contracts made prior to the enactment of Act No. 449. The law emphasizes the public good and expedites its passage, allowing for immediate effectiveness upon enactment. This ensures that previous contracts for prisoner meals are validated under the new provisions.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 493
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 27, 1902
ACT NO. 493
AN ACT MAKING THE PROVISIONS OF ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINE RETROACTIVE SO AS TO APPLY TO CONTRACTS FOR FEEDING PRISONERS IN PROVINCIAL JAILS, ENTERED INTO PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE OF ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINE
SECTION 1. The provisions of Act Numbered Four hundred and forty-nine, authorizing provincial boards, when necessary, to make contracts for feeding prisoners confined in the provincial jail, at a rate exceeding twenty cents, local currency, per diem, for each prisoner, are hereby made retroactive so as to apply to all contracts entered into by the provincial authorities prior to the passage of Act Numbered Four hundred and forty-nine. cSaATC
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 27, 1902.
Cite This Law
An Act Making the Provisions of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Forty-Nine Retroactive so as to Apply to Contracts for Feeding Prisoners in Provincial Jails, Entered into Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Forty-Nine, Act No. 493, Oct 27, 1902 (Philippines)
An Act Making the Provisions of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Forty-Nine Retroactive so as to Apply to Contracts for Feeding Prisoners in Provincial Jails, Entered into Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Forty-Nine, Act No. 493 (Phil. 1902)
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