An Act Reducing the Eleven Municipalities of the Province of Isabela to Nine
Act No. 1322, enacted on April 13, 1905, reduces the eleven municipalities of Isabela Province to nine. The municipalities of Angadanan and Santo Tomas will be restructured into Tagle and Cabagan Nuevo, respectively, with the latter receiving a refund of 1,500 pesos from Tomas Gatan for his donation. The existing municipal officers of the newly formed municipalities will retain their positions until the next elections, while most officials from the annexed municipalities will be removed from office. The Act aims for swift implementation, taking effect on June 30, 1905.
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- What is An Act Reducing the Eleven Municipalities of the Province of Isabela to Nine about?
- Act No. 1322, enacted on April 13, 1905, reduces the eleven municipalities of Isabela Province to nine. The municipalities of Angadanan and Santo Tomas will be restructured into Tagle and Cabagan Nuevo, respectively, with the latter receiving a refund of 1,500 pesos from Tomas Gatan for his donation. The existing municipal officers of the newly formed municipalities will retain their positions until the next elections, while most officials from the annexed municipalities will be removed from office. The Act aims for swift implementation, taking effect on June 30, 1905.
- What type of law is Act No. 1322?
- An Act Reducing the Eleven Municipalities of the Province of Isabela to Nine (Act No. 1322) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Reducing the Eleven Municipalities of the Province of Isabela to Nine enacted?
- An Act Reducing the Eleven Municipalities of the Province of Isabela to Nine (Act No. 1322) was enacted on Apr 13, 1905.
- What is the citation for An Act Reducing the Eleven Municipalities of the Province of Isabela to Nine?
- An Act Reducing the Eleven Municipalities of the Province of Isabela to Nine, Act No. 1322, Apr 13, 1905 (Philippines)
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April 13, 1905
ACT NO. 1322
AN ACT REDUCING THE ELEVEN MUNICIPALITIES OF THE PROVINCE OF ISABELA TO NINE, AND PROVIDING FOR THE REFUND TO TOMAS GATAN OF ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED PESOS DONATED BY HIM TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF SANTO TOMAS IN SAID PROVINCE
SECTION 1. The eleven municipalities of the Province of Isabela shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be reduced to nine, as follows:
1. The municipality of Tagle shall consist of the territory of the present municipality of Angadanan, with the seat of the municipal government at the present barrio of Tagle of said municipality.
2. The municipality of Cabagan Nuevo shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipalities of Santo Tomas and Cabagan Viejo, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Cabagan Nuevo: Provided, That the sum of one thousand five hundred pesos donated by Tomas Gatan to the municipality of Santo Tomas in consideration of said municipality being organized in his honor, shall be returned to said Tomas Gatan, and the expenditure of said sum from the general funds of the present municipality of Santos Tomas for such purpose is hereby authorized: Provided, further, That the school funds now on hand or due to the municipality of Santo Tomas shall, after its consolidation with Cabagan Nuevo, be expended only within the territory of said municipality of Santo Tomas as at present organized: And provided, further, That all funds now on hand or due to the present municipality of Cabagan Viejo shall be expended only for public improvements within the territory of the present municipality of Cabagan Viejo.
3. The municipalities of Echague, Cauayan, Bamu, Naguilian, Ilagan, T'amauini, and Santa Maria shall preserve their present boundaries.
SECTION 2. The present municipal officers of the existing municipalities of Andanan and Cabagan Nuevo, shall respectively continue as the municipal officers of the new municipalities of Tagle and Cabagan Nuevo, as organized by this Act, until the next regular municipal elections shall be held as provided by law: Provided, however, That the municipal councilors of the municipalities annexed to Cabagan Nuevo shall continue in office as councilors of the new municipality of that name until the next regular election hereinbefore referred to. With the exception of the municipal councilors, all other municipal officials of the annexed municipalities shall cease to hold office and their positions shall be abolished upon the taking effect of this Act.
SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act shall take effect June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five.
ENACTED, April 13, 1905.
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An Act Reducing the Eleven Municipalities of the Province of Isabela to Nine, Act No. 1322, Apr 13, 1905 (Philippines)
An Act Reducing the Eleven Municipalities of the Province of Isabela to Nine, Act No. 1322 (Phil. 1905)
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