An Act Reducing the Thirty-Three Existing Municipalities in the Province of Bohol to Fifteen
Act No. 370, enacted on March 6, 1902, reduces the number of municipalities in the Province of Bohol from thirty-three to fifteen through various consolidations. Each of the existing municipalities is merged with another, creating new names for the consolidated entities. The provincial supervisor is tasked with surveying the boundaries of these new municipalities, and municipal elections will be held to establish new officials, rendering the current municipal organizations obsolete. The Act emphasizes the urgency of its passage for public good and takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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- What is An Act Reducing the Thirty-Three Existing Municipalities in the Province of Bohol to Fifteen about?
- Act No. 370, enacted on March 6, 1902, reduces the number of municipalities in the Province of Bohol from thirty-three to fifteen through various consolidations. Each of the existing municipalities is merged with another, creating new names for the consolidated entities. The provincial supervisor is tasked with surveying the boundaries of these new municipalities, and municipal elections will be held to establish new officials, rendering the current municipal organizations obsolete. The Act emphasizes the urgency of its passage for public good and takes effect immediately upon enactment.
- What type of law is Act No. 370?
- An Act Reducing the Thirty-Three Existing Municipalities in the Province of Bohol to Fifteen (Act No. 370) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Reducing the Thirty-Three Existing Municipalities in the Province of Bohol to Fifteen enacted?
- An Act Reducing the Thirty-Three Existing Municipalities in the Province of Bohol to Fifteen (Act No. 370) was enacted on Mar 6, 1902.
- What is the citation for An Act Reducing the Thirty-Three Existing Municipalities in the Province of Bohol to Fifteen?
- An Act Reducing the Thirty-Three Existing Municipalities in the Province of Bohol to Fifteen, Act No. 370, Mar 6, 1902 (Philippines)
Law Information
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- Act No. 370
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 6, 1902
ACT NO. 370
AN ACT REDUCING THE THIRTY-THREE EXISTING MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL TO FIFTEEN
SECTION 1. The thirty-three municipalities now existing in the Province of Bohol are hereby reduced to fifteen, as follows:
1. The municipality of Daoiz, of the island of Panglaw, is hereby consolidated with the municipality of Panglaw, in said island, under the name of Panglaw.
2. The municipality of Corella and the barrio of Waye, of the municipality of Cortes, are hereby consolidated with the municipality of Tagbilaran, under the name of Tagbilaran.
3. The municipality of Cortes is hereby consolidated with that of Maribohok, under the name of Maribohok.
4. The municipality of Loon is hereby consolidated with that of Kalape, under the name of Kalape.
5. The municipality of Katigbiyan is hereby consolidated with that of Tubigon, under the name of Tubigon.
6. The municipality of Getafe is hereby consolidated with that of Inabanga, under the name of Inabanga.
7. The municipality of Ipil is hereby consolidated with that of Talibon, under the name of Talibon.
8. The municipality of Batuanan is hereby consolidated with that of Ubay, under the name of Ubay.
9. The municipalities of Kandihay and Anda are hereby consolidated with that of Guindulman, under the name of Guindulman.
10. The municipalities of Duero and Garcia Hernandez are hereby consolidated with that of Hagna, under the name of Hagna.
11. The municipality of Duminaw is hereby consolidated with that of Valencia, under the name of Valencia.
12. The municipality of Lila is hereby consolidated with that of Laoay, under the name of Laoay.
13. The municipality of Alburquerque is hereby consolidated with that of Baklayon, under the name of Baklayon.
14. The municipality of Antequera is hereby consolidated with that of Balilihan, under the name of Balilihan.
15. The municipalities of Bilar and Sierra-Bullones are hereby consolidated with that of Carmen, under the name of Carmen.
SECTION 2. The provincial supervisor of Bohol shall survey at once the new municipalities, in order to establish in a definite and precise manner the boundary lines which separate them from adjacent municipalities, and shall report to the provincial board the result of such surveys.
SECTION 3. The provincial governor of Bohol 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. When the new municipal officials have been elected, and have qualified, the present organization of each of the municipalities mentioned in section one of this Act shall be thereby abolished, and all offices held by virtue of said 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.
SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, March 6, 1902.
Cite This Law
An Act Reducing the Thirty-Three Existing Municipalities in the Province of Bohol to Fifteen, Act No. 370, Mar 6, 1902 (Philippines)
An Act Reducing the Thirty-Three Existing Municipalities in the Province of Bohol to Fifteen, Act No. 370 (Phil. 1902)
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