An Act So Amending Act Numbered One Hundred and Forty as to Define the Time and Place of Holding the Court of First Instance in and for the Province of Masbate
Act No. 161, enacted on July 9, 1901, amends Act No. 140 to specify the schedule for holding the Court of First Instance in the province of Masbate. It establishes that court sessions will commence on the first Tuesday of May and November each year. The Act emphasizes the necessity for its swift passage to serve the public good and takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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- Act No. 161
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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July 9, 1901
ACT NO. 161
AN ACT SO AMENDING ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY AS TO DEFINE THE TIME AND PLACE OF HOLDING THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE IN AND FOR THE PROVINCE OF MASBATE
SECTION 1. Act Numbered One hundred and forty, entitled "An Act defining the judicial districts of the Philippine Islands, prescribing the salaries of judges thereof, and the times when and the places where terms of Courts of First Instance shall be held in the several districts," is hereby amended by adding to that portion of section three of said Act, which provides for the times and places of holding regular terms of court in the Eighth Judicial District, the following words: "At Masbate, in and for the province of Masbate; commencing on the first Tuesday of May and November of each year."
SECTION 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this Act, 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, July 9, 1901.
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An Act So Amending Act Numbered One Hundred and Forty as to Define the Time and Place of Holding the Court of First Instance in and for the Province of Masbate, Act No. 161, Jul 9, 1901 (Philippines)
An Act So Amending Act Numbered One Hundred and Forty as to Define the Time and Place of Holding the Court of First Instance in and for the Province of Masbate, Act No. 161 (Phil. 1901)
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