An Act Prohibiting the Sale Of Intoxicating Beverages in the Municipality of Iligan, Province of Misamis, and Providing the Conditions Under which Prospectors may Visit Territory in that Province Inhabited by Moros
Act No. 251, enacted on October 2, 1901, prohibits the sale of intoxicating beverages in the municipality of Iligan, Misamis Province, effectively repealing previous regulations in that area. Additionally, it restricts prospectors from entering Moro-inhabited territories in Misamis without written permission from the military commander. Violations of these provisions are classified as misdemeanors, punishable by fines or imprisonment. The law emphasizes the urgency of its enactment for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 251
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 2, 1901
ACT NO. 251
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF INTOXICATING BEVERAGES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ILIGAN, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS, AND PROVIDING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH PROSPECTORS MAY VISIT TERRITORY IN THAT PROVINCE INHABITED BY MOROS
SECTION 1. The sale of intoxicating beverages is hereby absolutely prohibited in the municipality of Iligan Province of Misamis, and section thirty-nine, sub-section (ii) of the Municipal Code is hereby repealed so far as regards this municipality. SDAaTC
SECTION 2. Prospectors are hereby prohibited from entering that portion of the territory of the Province of Misamis which is inhabited by Moros without the written permission of the military commander of the Department of Mindanao and Jolo.
SECTION 3. A violation of the provisions of sections one or two of this Act is hereby declared a misdemeanor punishable by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding sixth months, or both, in the discretion of the court, for each offense.
SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, October 2, 1901.
Cite This Law
An Act Prohibiting the Sale Of Intoxicating Beverages in the Municipality of Iligan, Province of Misamis, and Providing the Conditions Under which Prospectors may Visit Territory in that Province Inhabited by Moros, Act No. 251, Oct 2, 1901 (Philippines)
An Act Prohibiting the Sale Of Intoxicating Beverages in the Municipality of Iligan, Province of Misamis, and Providing the Conditions Under which Prospectors may Visit Territory in that Province Inhabited by Moros, Act No. 251 (Phil. 1901)
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