An Act so Amending Section Thirty-Six of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six as to Make Further Provisions in Regard to the Disposition of the Reports of The Decisions Of the Supreme Court Of the Philippine Islands
Act No. 1291, enacted on January 24, 1905, amends Section 36 of Act No. 136, which pertains to the organization of courts in the Philippines. The amendment stipulates the distribution of printed volumes of Supreme Court decisions to various officials, including the Chief Executive, members of the Philippine Commission, and judges of relevant courts, ensuring these reports remain public property. A minimum of ten copies must be retained in the Philippine Commission library and sent to the Library of Congress, while additional volumes can be distributed as authorized. The act emphasizes the importance of public access to these documents and allows for the sale of excess copies, with proceeds going to the Insular Treasury.
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- What is An Act so Amending Section Thirty-Six of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six as to Make Further Provisions in Regard to the Disposition of the Reports of The Decisions Of the Supreme Court Of the Philippine Islands about?
- Act No. 1291, enacted on January 24, 1905, amends Section 36 of Act No. 136, which pertains to the organization of courts in the Philippines. The amendment stipulates the distribution of printed volumes of Supreme Court decisions to various officials, including the Chief Executive, members of the Philippine Commission, and judges of relevant courts, ensuring these reports remain public property. A minimum of ten copies must be retained in the Philippine Commission library and sent to the Library of Congress, while additional volumes can be distributed as authorized. The act emphasizes the importance of public access to these documents and allows for the sale of excess copies, with proceeds going to the Insular Treasury.
- What type of law is Act No. 1291?
- An Act so Amending Section Thirty-Six of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six as to Make Further Provisions in Regard to the Disposition of the Reports of The Decisions Of the Supreme Court Of the Philippine Islands (Act No. 1291) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act so Amending Section Thirty-Six of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six as to Make Further Provisions in Regard to the Disposition of the Reports of The Decisions Of the Supreme Court Of the Philippine Islands enacted?
- An Act so Amending Section Thirty-Six of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six as to Make Further Provisions in Regard to the Disposition of the Reports of The Decisions Of the Supreme Court Of the Philippine Islands (Act No. 1291) was enacted on Jan 24, 1905.
- What is the citation for An Act so Amending Section Thirty-Six of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six as to Make Further Provisions in Regard to the Disposition of the Reports of The Decisions Of the Supreme Court Of the Philippine Islands?
- An Act so Amending Section Thirty-Six of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six as to Make Further Provisions in Regard to the Disposition of the Reports of The Decisions Of the Supreme Court Of the Philippine Islands, Act No. 1291, Jan 24, 1905 (Philippines)
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- Congress of the Philippines
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January 24, 1905
ACT NO. 1291
AN ACT SO AMENDING SECTION THIRTY-SIX OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX AS TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISIONS IN REGARD TO THE DISPOSITION OF THE REPORTS OF THE DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
SECTION 1. Section thirty-six of Act Numbered One hundred and thirty-six, entitled "An Act providing for the organization of courts in the Philippine Islands," is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
"SEC. 36. Disposition of reports. — The volumes, when printed, shall be delivered to the Librarian of the Philippine Commission who shall deliver one copy in English and one copy in Spanish to each of the following officials:
"The Chief Executive of the Philippine Islands,
"Each member of the Philippine Commission,
"Each judge of the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands,
"Each judge of the Court of First Instance of the Philippine Islands, of the Court of Land Registration, and of the Court of Customs Appeals,
"The clerks of the Supreme Court, of the Court of First Instance, of Land Registration, and of Custom Appeals,
"Each provincial fiscal,
"Each provincial secretary,
"The Collector of Customs for the Philippine Islands,
"The Auditor for the Philippine Islands,
"The Treasurer of the Philippine Islands,
"The Prosecuting Attorney for the city of Manila, and
"The City Attorney of the city of Manila.
"These volumes shall not be sold or disposed of by the official to whom they are delivered, but shall be public property appertaining to the several offices named and remain as a part of the public documents thereof for the use of the successors of the officials named and of the public. At least ten copies shall be retained at all times in the library of the Philippine Commission and ten copies shall be sent to the Library of Congress at Washington, District of Columbia, and one copy to the Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, Washington, District of Columbia. Other volumes may be disposed of to other officials or organizations within or without the Philippine Islands when so authorized by a resolution of the Philippine Commission. The volumes above the number so authorized for distribution as above provided shall be kept for exchange and for sale by the Librarian of the Philippine Commission, the proceeds of such sales to be turned over into the Insular Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. The price of the volumes shall be fixed by the Reporter of the Decisions of the Supreme Court, the Auditor for the Philippine Islands, and the Secretary of Finance and Justice."
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, January 24, 1905.
Cite This Law
An Act so Amending Section Thirty-Six of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six as to Make Further Provisions in Regard to the Disposition of the Reports of The Decisions Of the Supreme Court Of the Philippine Islands, Act No. 1291, Jan 24, 1905 (Philippines)
An Act so Amending Section Thirty-Six of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six as to Make Further Provisions in Regard to the Disposition of the Reports of The Decisions Of the Supreme Court Of the Philippine Islands, Act No. 1291 (Phil. 1905)
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