An Act Repealing so much of Act Numbered One Hundred and Seventy-Three as Applies to the Province of Bohol, and Restoring that Province to the Executive Control of the Civil Governor
Act No. 365, enacted on March 3, 1902, repeals portions of previous legislation that placed the Province of Bohol under the control of the Military Governor. As of April 1, 1902, provincial and municipal officers in Bohol will report solely to the Civil Governor, restoring civilian governance in the province. The Act also reestablishes the jurisdiction of civil courts in Bohol, removing the authority of military commissions to try criminal cases. This legislative change reflects the end of armed insurrection in the region, emphasizing the competency of civil authorities to maintain order.
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- What is An Act Repealing so much of Act Numbered One Hundred and Seventy-Three as Applies to the Province of Bohol, and Restoring that Province to the Executive Control of the Civil Governor about?
- Act No. 365, enacted on March 3, 1902, repeals portions of previous legislation that placed the Province of Bohol under the control of the Military Governor. As of April 1, 1902, provincial and municipal officers in Bohol will report solely to the Civil Governor, restoring civilian governance in the province. The Act also reestablishes the jurisdiction of civil courts in Bohol, removing the authority of military commissions to try criminal cases. This legislative change reflects the end of armed insurrection in the region, emphasizing the competency of civil authorities to maintain order.
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- An Act Repealing so much of Act Numbered One Hundred and Seventy-Three as Applies to the Province of Bohol, and Restoring that Province to the Executive Control of the Civil Governor (Act No. 365) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
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- An Act Repealing so much of Act Numbered One Hundred and Seventy-Three as Applies to the Province of Bohol, and Restoring that Province to the Executive Control of the Civil Governor (Act No. 365) was enacted on Mar 3, 1902.
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- An Act Repealing so much of Act Numbered One Hundred and Seventy-Three as Applies to the Province of Bohol, and Restoring that Province to the Executive Control of the Civil Governor, Act No. 365, Mar 3, 1902 (Philippines)
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Full Law Text
March 3, 1902
ACT NO. 365
AN ACT REPEALING SO MUCH OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE AS APPLIES TO THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL, AND RESTORING THAT PROVINCE TO THE EXECUTIVE CONTROL OF THE CIVIL GOVERNOR
Whereas armed insurrection no longer exists in any form in the Province of Bohol, and the civil authorities are competent to maintain peace and order therein:
SECTION 1. On and after April first, nineteen hundred and two, the provincial and municipal officers of the Province of Bohol shall no longer report to the Military Governor, nor shall he have power to remove them and appoint others in their places, as is provided in Act Numbered One hundred seventy-three; and said provincial and municipal officers, from and after said date, shall be under the exclusive executive direction and control of the Civil Governor.
SECTION 2. From and after the date aforesaid the Military Governor shall not have the power to suspend the operation of any part of the laws of the Commission for the government of Bohol and substitute therefor temporary general orders of his own having the effect of law. The full jurisdiction of the court established for the Island of Bohol by the Judiciary Act is reestablished in the Province of Bohol, including the right to issue the writ of habeas corpus in all cases provided by law; and military commissions and provost courts shall no longer have jurisdiction and authority to try crimes and misdemeanors, as provided in said Act, but the same shall only be triable in the civil court.
SECTION 3. All that portion of Act Numbered One hundred and seventy-three entitled "An Act restoring the Provinces of Batangas, Cebu, and Bohol to the executive control of the Military Governor," so far as said Act in any way applies to the Island of Bohol, and all other Acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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 April first, nineteen hundred and two.
ENACTED, March 3, 1902.
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An Act Repealing so much of Act Numbered One Hundred and Seventy-Three as Applies to the Province of Bohol, and Restoring that Province to the Executive Control of the Civil Governor, Act No. 365, Mar 3, 1902 (Philippines)
An Act Repealing so much of Act Numbered One Hundred and Seventy-Three as Applies to the Province of Bohol, and Restoring that Province to the Executive Control of the Civil Governor, Act No. 365 (Phil. 1902)
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