An Act Reducing the Twenty-Three Municipalities of the Province of Nueva Ecija to Fifteen
Act No. 933, enacted on October 8, 1903, reorganizes the municipalities of Nueva Ecija, reducing their number from twenty-three to fifteen. The Act specifies the new municipal boundaries and government seats for several municipalities by merging existing ones, while preserving the boundaries of others. Municipal elections for the newly formed municipalities will follow the rules established in previous legislation, and the current municipal organizations will be dissolved upon the qualification of newly elected officials. The Act emphasizes the need for swift implementation for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- What is An Act Reducing the Twenty-Three Municipalities of the Province of Nueva Ecija to Fifteen about?
- Act No. 933, enacted on October 8, 1903, reorganizes the municipalities of Nueva Ecija, reducing their number from twenty-three to fifteen. The Act specifies the new municipal boundaries and government seats for several municipalities by merging existing ones, while preserving the boundaries of others. Municipal elections for the newly formed municipalities will follow the rules established in previous legislation, and the current municipal organizations will be dissolved upon the qualification of newly elected officials. The Act emphasizes the need for swift implementation for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
- What type of law is Act No. 933?
- An Act Reducing the Twenty-Three Municipalities of the Province of Nueva Ecija to Fifteen (Act No. 933) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Reducing the Twenty-Three Municipalities of the Province of Nueva Ecija to Fifteen enacted?
- An Act Reducing the Twenty-Three Municipalities of the Province of Nueva Ecija to Fifteen (Act No. 933) was enacted on Oct 8, 1903.
- What is the citation for An Act Reducing the Twenty-Three Municipalities of the Province of Nueva Ecija to Fifteen?
- An Act Reducing the Twenty-Three Municipalities of the Province of Nueva Ecija to Fifteen, Act No. 933, Oct 8, 1903 (Philippines)
Law Information
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- Act No. 933
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 8, 1903
ACT NO. 933
AN ACT REDUCING THE TWENTY-THREE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA TO FIFTEEN
SECTION 1. The twenty-three municipalities of the Province of Nueva Ecija, shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be reduced to fifteen, as follows:
1. The municipality of Nampicúan shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Cuyapo, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Nampicúan.
2. The municipality of Aliaga shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Zaragoza, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Aliaga.
3. The municipality of San Antonio shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Jaen, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of San Antonio.
4. The municipality of San Isidro shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Cabiao, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of San Isidro.
5. The municipality of Peñaranda shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of San Leonardo, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Peñaranda.
6. The municipality of Cabanatúan shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Santa Rosa, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Cabanatúan.
7. The municipality of Talavera shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Santo Domingo, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Talavera.
8. The municipality of San José shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Lupao, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of San José.
9. The municipality of San José de Guimba shall preserve its present boundaries.
10. The municipality of Licab shall preserve its present boundaries.
11. The municipality of Gapan shall preserve its present boundaries.
12. The municipality of Bongabôn shall preserve its present boundaries.
13. The municipality of Puncán shall preserve its present boundaries.
14. The municipality of Carranglán shall preserve its present boundaries.
15. The municipality of Pantabangán shall preserve its present boundaries.
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 section one of this Act, except those described in paragraphs numbered nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen of said section, 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 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 hereof 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 8, 1903. HSAcaE
Cite This Law
An Act Reducing the Twenty-Three Municipalities of the Province of Nueva Ecija to Fifteen, Act No. 933, Oct 8, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Reducing the Twenty-Three Municipalities of the Province of Nueva Ecija to Fifteen, Act No. 933 (Phil. 1903)
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