An Act so Amending Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven
Act No. 1345, enacted on May 19, 1905, abolishes the Court of First Instance in Bangued, Abra, and modifies the judicial organization of the Second Judicial District, which now comprises only the provinces of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. The court sessions are restructured to be held in Vigan and Laoag at specified times throughout the year. Furthermore, all records from the dissolved court in Abra are to be transferred to the clerk of the Court of First Instance for Ilocos Sur. This law takes effect on June 1, 1905, emphasizing the need for swift enactment for the public good.
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- What is An Act so Amending Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven about?
- Act No. 1345, enacted on May 19, 1905, abolishes the Court of First Instance in Bangued, Abra, and modifies the judicial organization of the Second Judicial District, which now comprises only the provinces of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. The court sessions are restructured to be held in Vigan and Laoag at specified times throughout the year. Furthermore, all records from the dissolved court in Abra are to be transferred to the clerk of the Court of First Instance for Ilocos Sur. This law takes effect on June 1, 1905, emphasizing the need for swift enactment for the public good.
- What type of law is Act No. 1345?
- An Act so Amending Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven (Act No. 1345) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act so Amending Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven enacted?
- An Act so Amending Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven (Act No. 1345) was enacted on May 19, 1905.
- What is the citation for An Act so Amending Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven?
- An Act so Amending Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven, Act No. 1345, May 19, 1905 (Philippines)
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- Act No. 1345
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 19, 1905
ACT NO. 1345
AN ACT SO AMENDING ACT NUMBERED EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN AS TO ABOLISH THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE NOW AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO BE HELD AT BANGUED, IN THE PROVINCE OF ABRA
SECTION 1. That portion of section five of Act Numbered Eight hundred and sixty-seven, entitled "Act amending organization of courts," which relates to the Second Judicial District is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
"The Second Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur, including the subprovince of Abra."
SECTION 2. That part of section seven of said Act Numbered Eight hundred and sixty-seven which relates to the times and places of holding Courts of First Instance in the Second Judicial District, as amended by Act Numbered Twelve hundred and forty-five, is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
"SECOND DISTRICT.
"At Vigan, in and for the Province of Ilocos Sur, commencing on the first Tuesdays of March, September, and November.
"At Laoag, in and for the Province of Ilocos Norte, commencing on the first Tuesdays of January and July."
SECTION 3. The Court of First Instance heretofore authorized to be held at Bangued, in and for the Province of Abra, is hereby abolished and there shall no longer be a clerk of the Court of First Instance for the Province of Abra. The present clerk is directed to deliver all the records of his office to the clerk of the Court of First Instance for the Province of Ilocos Sur, who shall receive and preserve the same as a part of the records of the Province of Ilocos Sur.
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 June first, nineteen hundred and five.
ENACTED, May 19, 1905.
Cite This Law
An Act so Amending Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven, Act No. 1345, May 19, 1905 (Philippines)
An Act so Amending Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven, Act No. 1345 (Phil. 1905)
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