An Act Reducing the Thirty-Four Municipalities of the Province of Capiz to Twenty-Two
Act No. 720, enacted on April 4, 1903, reorganizes the municipalities of the Province of Capiz, reducing their number from thirty-four to twenty-two. The Act specifies the boundaries and new configurations of various municipalities, with some preserving their current boundaries while others are merged. Municipal elections for the newly established municipalities are mandated to be held by June 1, 1903. Upon the election of new officials, the existing municipal organizations will be abolished, and current officials will vacate their positions. The Act emphasizes the need for prompt implementation for the public good.
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- What is An Act Reducing the Thirty-Four Municipalities of the Province of Capiz to Twenty-Two about?
- Act No. 720, enacted on April 4, 1903, reorganizes the municipalities of the Province of Capiz, reducing their number from thirty-four to twenty-two. The Act specifies the boundaries and new configurations of various municipalities, with some preserving their current boundaries while others are merged. Municipal elections for the newly established municipalities are mandated to be held by June 1, 1903. Upon the election of new officials, the existing municipal organizations will be abolished, and current officials will vacate their positions. The Act emphasizes the need for prompt implementation for the public good.
- What type of law is Act No. 720?
- An Act Reducing the Thirty-Four Municipalities of the Province of Capiz to Twenty-Two (Act No. 720) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Reducing the Thirty-Four Municipalities of the Province of Capiz to Twenty-Two enacted?
- An Act Reducing the Thirty-Four Municipalities of the Province of Capiz to Twenty-Two (Act No. 720) was enacted on Apr 4, 1903.
- What is the citation for An Act Reducing the Thirty-Four Municipalities of the Province of Capiz to Twenty-Two?
- An Act Reducing the Thirty-Four Municipalities of the Province of Capiz to Twenty-Two, Act No. 720, Apr 4, 1903 (Philippines)
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- Act No. 720
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- Philippines
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- Congress of the Philippines
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April 4, 1903
ACT NO. 720
AN ACT REDUCING THE THIRTY-FOUR MUNICIPALITIES OF THE PROVINCE OF CAPIZ TO TWENTY-TWO
SECTION 1. The thirty-four municipalities of the Province of Capiz shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be reduced to twenty-two, as follows:
1. The municipality of Capiz shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Loctugan, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Capiz.
2. The municipality of Iuisan shall preserve its present boundaries.
3. The municipality of Panitan shall preserve its present boundaries.
4. The municipality of Dao shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Cuartero, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Dao.
5. The municipality of Dumarao shall preserve its present boundaries.
6. The municipality of Dumalag shall preserve its present boundaries.
7. The municipality of Tapas shall preserve its present boundaries.
8. The municipality of Sigma shall preserve its present boundaries.
9. The municipality of Mambusao shall preserve its present boundaries.
10. The municipality of Jamindan shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Jagnaya, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Jamindan.
11. The municipality of Panay shall preserve its present boundaries.
12. The municipality of Pontevedra shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Maayon, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Pontevedra.
13. The municipality of Pilar shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Casanayan, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Pilar.
14. The municipality of Sapin shall preserve its present boundaries.
15. The municipality of New Washington shall consist of the present territory of the municipality of Batan, and that of the municipalities of Jimeno and Belete, and the barrio of Lagatic, of the present municipality of Calibo, with the seat of the municipal government at the present barrio of Lagatic.
16. The municipality of Calibo shall consist of its present territory, with the exception of the barrio of Lagatic, and the territory comprised in the municipalities of Banga, Lezo, and Numancia, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Calibo.
17. The municipality of Malinao shall preserve its present boundaries.
18. The municipality of Taft shall consist of the territory comprised in the present municipalities of Macate and Tangalan, with the seat of the municipal government within the territory comprised in the present barrios of Dapdap and Baybay.
19. The municipality of Ibajay shall preserve its present boundaries.
20. The municipality of Nabas shall preserve its present boundaries.
21. The municipality of Buruanga shall preserve its present boundaries.
22. The municipality of Libacao shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Madalag, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Libacao.
SECTION 2. The provincial governor of Capiz shall direct the holding of a municipal election in each of the new municipalities under the provisions of sections ninety-one, ninety-two, ninety-three, and ninety-four of the Municipal Code on or before the first day of June, nineteen hundred and three, and not earlier than the fifth day of May, nineteen hundred and three. When the new municipal officials shall have been elected and shall have qualified, the present organization of each of the municipalities mentioned in section one of this Act, except those described in paragraphs numbered two, three, five, six, seven, eight, nine, eleven, fourteen, seventeen, nineteen, twenty, and twenty-one, 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 organizations 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. HCaDIS
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, April 4, 1903.
Cite This Law
An Act Reducing the Thirty-Four Municipalities of the Province of Capiz to Twenty-Two, Act No. 720, Apr 4, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Reducing the Thirty-Four Municipalities of the Province of Capiz to Twenty-Two, Act No. 720 (Phil. 1903)
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