An Act so Amending Act No. 1153
Act No. 1316, enacted on April 11, 1905, amends a prior law to empower the Secretary of Finance and Justice to direct a judge of the Court of First Instance to hold special court sessions at different locations within a province, rather than at the designated venue. This authority is intended to promote the efficient and prompt administration of justice. The act emphasizes the need for swift implementation for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 1316
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 11, 1905
ACT NO. 1316
AN ACT SO AMENDING ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE AS TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF FINANCE AND JUSTICE TO DIRECT A JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE TO HOLD A SPECIAL TERM OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE IN ANY PROVINCE AT ANOTHER PLACE IN THE PROVINCE THAN THAT FIXED BY LAW FOR HOLDING THE REGULAR TERM THEREIN
SECTION 1. Section one of Act Numbered Eleven hundred and fifty-three, entitled "An Act providing that certain duties in relation to the Bureau of Justice and the Bureau of the Insular Treasury, now required by law to be performed by the Civil Government, shall be performed by the Secretary of Finance and Justice," is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:
"(p) To direct a judge of the Court of First Instance to hold a special term of the Court of First Instance in any province at another place within the province than that fixed by section seven of Act Numbered Eight hundred and sixty-seven, when in his opinion the same may be necessary to the economical and speedy administration of justice, as provided by section ten of Act Numbered Eight hundred and sixty-seven."
SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, April 11, 1905.
Cite This Law
An Act so Amending Act No. 1153, Act No. 1316, Apr 11, 1905 (Philippines)
An Act so Amending Act No. 1153, Act No. 1316 (Phil. 1905)
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