An Act Providing that the Clerk of the Supreme Court and the Clerks of Courts of First Instance as Ex Officio Notaries Public, and other Officers, shall Administer Oaths to Government Officials and Employees in the Performance of Official Duties without Charge
Act No. 742, enacted on April 8, 1903, designates the Clerk of the Supreme Court and Clerks of Courts of First Instance as ex officio notaries public, empowering them to administer oaths to government officials and employees without charge. This provision is intended to facilitate the performance of official duties by eliminating costs associated with oath administration. The Act emphasizes the importance of expediency in its passage for the public good, and it takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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- Act No. 742
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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April 8, 1903
ACT NO. 742
AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT AND THE CLERKS OF COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE AS EX OFFICIO NOTARIES PUBLIC, AND OTHER OFFICERS, SHALL ADMINISTER OATHS TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES WITHOUT CHARGE
SECTION 1. The clerk of the Supreme Court and clerks of Courts of First Instance in their capacities as ex officio notaries public, and all officers of the Government of the Philippine Islands or of the various provincial governments who are ex officio notaries public or authorized by law to administer oaths for general purposes, are hereby empowered and directed to administer oaths and execute certificates required by officers and employees of the Government in the performance of their official duties without charge for so doing, and without cost to the officer or employee of whom such oath or certificate is required.
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 8, 1903. EcTCAD
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An Act Providing that the Clerk of the Supreme Court and the Clerks of Courts of First Instance as Ex Officio Notaries Public, and other Officers, shall Administer Oaths to Government Officials and Employees in the Performance of Official Duties without Charge, Act No. 742, Apr 8, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Providing that the Clerk of the Supreme Court and the Clerks of Courts of First Instance as Ex Officio Notaries Public, and other Officers, shall Administer Oaths to Government Officials and Employees in the Performance of Official Duties without Charge, Act No. 742 (Phil. 1903)
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