An Act Reducing the Fifty-Seven Municipalities of the Province of Cebu to Forty-One
Act No. 952, enacted on October 22, 1903, reorganizes the municipalities of Cebu Province, reducing their number from fifty-seven to forty-one. The Act details the consolidation of various municipalities, specifying the new territorial boundaries and the locations of municipal government seats for each newly formed municipality. It mandates that municipal elections will be conducted according to existing laws, and upon the election of new officials, the previous municipal organizations will be abolished. This legislation aims for efficient governance and is effective immediately upon passage.
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- What is An Act Reducing the Fifty-Seven Municipalities of the Province of Cebu to Forty-One about?
- Act No. 952, enacted on October 22, 1903, reorganizes the municipalities of Cebu Province, reducing their number from fifty-seven to forty-one. The Act details the consolidation of various municipalities, specifying the new territorial boundaries and the locations of municipal government seats for each newly formed municipality. It mandates that municipal elections will be conducted according to existing laws, and upon the election of new officials, the previous municipal organizations will be abolished. This legislation aims for efficient governance and is effective immediately upon passage.
- What type of law is Act No. 952?
- An Act Reducing the Fifty-Seven Municipalities of the Province of Cebu to Forty-One (Act No. 952) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Reducing the Fifty-Seven Municipalities of the Province of Cebu to Forty-One enacted?
- An Act Reducing the Fifty-Seven Municipalities of the Province of Cebu to Forty-One (Act No. 952) was enacted on Oct 22, 1903.
- What is the citation for An Act Reducing the Fifty-Seven Municipalities of the Province of Cebu to Forty-One?
- An Act Reducing the Fifty-Seven Municipalities of the Province of Cebu to Forty-One, Act No. 952, Oct 22, 1903 (Philippines)
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October 22, 1903
ACT NO. 952
AN ACT REDUCING THE FIFTY-SEVEN MUNICIPALITIES OF THE PROVINCE OF CEBU TO FORTY-ONE
SECTION 1. The fifty-seven municipalities of the Province of Cebu shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be reduced to forty-one, as follows:
1. The municipality of Cebú shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipalities of Talambán and El Pardo, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Cebú.
2. The municipality of Mandaue shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Consolación, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Mandaue.
3. The municipality of Liloan shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Compostela, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Liloan.
4. The municipality of Catmón shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Sógod, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Catmón.
5. The municipality of Dalaguete shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Alcoy, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Dalaguete.
6. The municipality of Oslob shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipalities of Nueva Cáceres and Santander, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Oslob.
7. The municipality of Samboan shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of San Sebastián, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Samboan.
8. The municipality of Moalbual shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Alcántara, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Moalbual.
9. The municipality of Dumanjug shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Ronda, with the seat of the Municipal government at the present municipality of Dumanjug.
10. The municipality of Bantayán shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipalities of Santa Fé and Madridejos, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Bantayán.
11. The municipality of Opón shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipalities of Santa Rosa and Córdova, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Opón.
12. The municipality of Tudela shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Poro, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Tudela.
13. The municipalities of Alegria, Aloguinsan, Argao, Asturias, Badián, Balambán, Barili, Boljo-ón, Borbón, Bogó, Cárcar, Carmen, Daan-Bantayán, Danao, Ginatilan, Malabúyoc, Medellin, Minglanilla, Naga, Pilar, Pinamungajan, San Fernando, San Francisco, San Remigio, Sibonga, Tabogón, Talisay, Tuburan, and Toledo shall consist respectively of their present territories and with their respective seats of government as now established.
SECTION 2. The municipal elections in each of the new municipalities shall be held in accordance with the rules contained in Act Numbered Seven hundred and thirty, as amended by Act Numbered Nine hundred and twenty-eight. When the new municipal officials shall have been elected and shall have qualified, the present organization of each of the municipalities mentioned in the first twelve paragraphs of section one of this Act shall be thereby abolished, and all offices held by virtue of their present organization shall be vacant and abolished, so that all the present municipal officials shall cease to hold office as soon as the new officials shall have taken the oath of office. Until the officials elected for the new municipalities, as described in section one, shall have qualified, the present organization of the existing municipalities shall continue.
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 on its passage.
ENACTED, October 22, 1903. ICHDca
Cite This Law
An Act Reducing the Fifty-Seven Municipalities of the Province of Cebu to Forty-One, Act No. 952, Oct 22, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Reducing the Fifty-Seven Municipalities of the Province of Cebu to Forty-One, Act No. 952 (Phil. 1903)
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