An Act so Amending Act Numbered Two Hundred and Seventy-Nine as to Provide that Both Deeds and Leases of Real Estate Made to or by the Insular Government shall be Executed on its Behalf by the Governor-General
Act No. 1503, enacted on June 26, 1906, amends a prior law concerning the execution of real estate deeds and leases involving the Insular Government of the Philippines. The amendment stipulates that all such transactions must be executed on behalf of the Insular Government by the Governor-General. The title of the original act has also been revised to reflect this broader application to both deeds and leases. The law emphasizes the need for prompt enactment for public benefit, taking effect immediately upon passage.
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- Act No. 1503
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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June 26, 1906
ACT NO. 1503
AN ACT SO AMENDING ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE AS TO PROVIDE THAT BOTH DEEDS AND LEASES OF REAL ESTATE MADE TO OR BY THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT SHALL BE EXECUTED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
SECTION 1. Act Numbered Two hundred and seventy-nine, entitled "An Act prescribing a method of executing leases of real estate to or by the Insular Government," is hereby amended in the following particulars:
(a) By changing the title so that it shall read as follows: "An Act prescribing a method of executing deeds and leases of real estate to or by the Insular Government."
(b) By amending section one thereof so that it shall read as follows:
"SECTION 1. All deeds and leases of houses and other real estate or other contracts for the use and occupancy of property made to or by the Insular Government or any Department or Bureau thereof shall be executed for and in behalf of the Insular Government by the Governor-General."
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, June 26, 1906.
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An Act so Amending Act Numbered Two Hundred and Seventy-Nine as to Provide that Both Deeds and Leases of Real Estate Made to or by the Insular Government shall be Executed on its Behalf by the Governor-General, Act No. 1503, Jun 26, 1906 (Philippines)
An Act so Amending Act Numbered Two Hundred and Seventy-Nine as to Provide that Both Deeds and Leases of Real Estate Made to or by the Insular Government shall be Executed on its Behalf by the Governor-General, Act No. 1503 (Phil. 1906)
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