An Act So Amending Section Thirty-Three of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six as to Provide that the Reports of the Decisions of the Supreme Court shall be Published in Both the English and Spanish Languages, but that the Decisions in Each Language shall be Bound Separately Instead of in the Same Volume, as Now Provided by Law
Act No. 1104, enacted on April 4, 1904, amends Section 33 of Act No. 136 regarding the publication of Supreme Court decisions in the Philippines. It mandates that decisions be published in both English and Spanish until January 1, 1906, with each language's decisions bound in separate volumes. After this date, decisions will only be published in English. The Act emphasizes the importance of prompt enactment for public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- Act No. 1104
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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April 4, 1904
ACT NO. 1104
AN ACT SO AMENDING SECTION THIRTY-THREE OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE REPORTS OF THE DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN BOTH THE ENGLISH AND SPANISH LANGUAGES, BUT THAT THE DECISIONS IN EACH LANGUAGE SHALL BE BOUND SEPARATELY INSTEAD OF IN THE SAME VOLUME, AS NOW PROVIDED BY LAW
SECTION 1. Section thirty-three 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. 33. In what language cases reported. — Until the first day of January, nineteen hundred and six, each case shall be reported in both the English and Spanish languages, and the decisions shall be bound in separate volumes, one volume containing the decisions in the English language and the other in the Spanish language. After the first day of January, nineteen hundred and six, the decisions shall be published only in the English language."
SECTION 2. They 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 4, 1904.
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An Act So Amending Section Thirty-Three of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six as to Provide that the Reports of the Decisions of the Supreme Court shall be Published in Both the English and Spanish Languages, but that the Decisions in Each Language shall be Bound Separately Instead of in the Same Volume, as Now Provided by Law, Act No. 1104, Apr 4, 1904 (Philippines)
An Act So Amending Section Thirty-Three of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six as to Provide that the Reports of the Decisions of the Supreme Court shall be Published in Both the English and Spanish Languages, but that the Decisions in Each Language shall be Bound Separately Instead of in the Same Volume, as Now Provided by Law, Act No. 1104 (Phil. 1904)
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