An Act Reducing the Forty-Nine Municipalities of the Province of Leyte to Thirty-Three
Act No. 954, enacted on October 22, 1903, reorganizes the municipalities of the Province of Leyte, reducing them from forty-nine to thirty-three. The Act outlines the new boundaries and municipal seats for various municipalities, combining several existing municipalities and barrios. Elections for new municipal officials will be conducted according to previous legislative rules, and upon the election of new officials, the current municipal organizations will be dissolved. The Act is designed to promote the public good and is effective immediately upon passage.
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- What is An Act Reducing the Forty-Nine Municipalities of the Province of Leyte to Thirty-Three about?
- Act No. 954, enacted on October 22, 1903, reorganizes the municipalities of the Province of Leyte, reducing them from forty-nine to thirty-three. The Act outlines the new boundaries and municipal seats for various municipalities, combining several existing municipalities and barrios. Elections for new municipal officials will be conducted according to previous legislative rules, and upon the election of new officials, the current municipal organizations will be dissolved. The Act is designed to promote the public good and is effective immediately upon passage.
- What type of law is Act No. 954?
- An Act Reducing the Forty-Nine Municipalities of the Province of Leyte to Thirty-Three (Act No. 954) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Reducing the Forty-Nine Municipalities of the Province of Leyte to Thirty-Three enacted?
- An Act Reducing the Forty-Nine Municipalities of the Province of Leyte to Thirty-Three (Act No. 954) was enacted on Oct 22, 1903.
- What is the citation for An Act Reducing the Forty-Nine Municipalities of the Province of Leyte to Thirty-Three?
- An Act Reducing the Forty-Nine Municipalities of the Province of Leyte to Thirty-Three, Act No. 954, Oct 22, 1903 (Philippines)
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Full Law Text
October 22, 1903
ACT NO. 954
AN ACT REDUCING THE FORTY-NINE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE TO THIRTY-THREE
SECTION 1. The forty-nine municipalities of the Province of Leyte shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be reduced to thirty-three, as follows:
1. The municipality of Dagami shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipalities of Pastrana and Tabontabon, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Dagami.
2. The municipality of Sógod Sur shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Sógod Norte, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Sogod Sur.
3. The municipality of Malitbog shall consist of its present territory and that of the barrio of San Roque in the present municipality of Mac Crohón, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Malitbog.
4. The municipality of Maasin shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Mac Crohón, except the barrio of San Roque, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Maasin.
5. The municipality of Matalóm shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Cajaguaán, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Matalom.
6. The municipality of Ormoc shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Albuera, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Merida.
7. The municipality of Mérida shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Quiot, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Merida.
8. The municipality of San Isidro shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipalities of Villaba and Tabañgo and the barrios of Hubay, Villalon, and Villahermosa, in the present municipality of Naval, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of San Isidro.
9. The municipality of Naval shall consist of its present territory, except the barrios of Hubay, Villalon, and Villahermosa, and of that of the municipality of Biliran, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Naval.
10. The municipality of Caibiran shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipalities of Culaba and Cabugayan, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Caibiran.
11. The municipality of Almeria shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Maripipi, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Almeria.
12. The municipality of Carigara shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Capoocan, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Carigara.
13. The municipality of Babatungon shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Malibago, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Babatungon.
14. The municipality of Alangálang shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of San Miguel, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Alangalang.
15. The municipalities of Tacloban, Palo, Tanauan, Tolosa, Dúlag, Abuyog, Cabalian, Liloan, San Ricardo, Bató, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Baybay, Palompón, Leyte, Jaro, Barugo, and Burauen shall consist respectively of their present territories and have their respective seats of government as now established.
SECTION 2. The municipal elections in each of the new municipalities described in the first fourteen paragraphs of section one hereof 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 fourteen 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. cTDaEH
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.
Cite This Law
An Act Reducing the Forty-Nine Municipalities of the Province of Leyte to Thirty-Three, Act No. 954, Oct 22, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Reducing the Forty-Nine Municipalities of the Province of Leyte to Thirty-Three, Act No. 954 (Phil. 1903)
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