An Act Providing a Penalty for Willful Destruction, Injury, or Taking or Carrying Away of Any Property of the Philippine Library
Act No. 2293, enacted on November 8, 1913, establishes penalties for willful destruction, injury, or theft of property belonging to the Philippine Library. Offenders who maliciously damage or remove items such as books, maps, or statues face imprisonment of up to six months or a fine not exceeding two hundred pesos, or both. Additionally, violators are required to return any damaged or stolen property. If the actions are also punishable under the Penal Code with a greater penalty, that penalty will apply.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2293
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 8, 1913
ACT NO. 2293
AN ACT PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR WILLFUL DESTRUCTION, INJURY, OR TAKING OR CARRYING AWAY OF ANY PROPERTY OF THE PHILIPPINE LIBRARY
SECTION 1. Any person who shall willfully, maliciously, or wantonly tear, deface, mutilate, injure, or destroy any book, pamphlet, map, chart, engraving, print, picture, manuscript, or statue, or other property belonging to any division or collection of the Philippine Library; or who shall take and carry away with intent to convert to his own use, any book, pamphlet, map, chart, print, picture, manuscript, statue, or other property of the said library, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by fine not exceeding two hundred pesos, or at the discretion of the court by both, and shall be required also to return the property mutilated, injured, or destroyed: Provided, That should any of the acts punishable under this law be punishable under the Penal Code by a greater penalty, the penalty prescribed by the Penal Code shall be imposed.
ENACTED, November 8, 1913.
Cite This Law
An Act Providing a Penalty for Willful Destruction, Injury, or Taking or Carrying Away of Any Property of the Philippine Library, Act No. 2293, Nov 8, 1913 (Philippines)
An Act Providing a Penalty for Willful Destruction, Injury, or Taking or Carrying Away of Any Property of the Philippine Library, Act No. 2293 (Phil. 1913)
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