An Act to Amend Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Thirty-Eight, Entitled "An Act to Authorize Provincial Boards to Make Certain Purchases to Assist in Carrying into Operation the Provisions of Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Seventy-Four"
Act No. 902, enacted on September 25, 1903, amends Act No. 838 to authorize provincial boards in the Philippines to purchase up to 250 pairs of wheels with corresponding axles for provincial use. The amendment removes the requirement for the wheels to be wooden, allowing for more flexibility in materials. These wheels are to be sold at cost to aid in demonstrating compliance with Act No. 774. The law emphasizes the public good and mandates expedited passage, taking effect immediately upon enactment.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 902
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 25, 1903
ACT NO. 902
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE PROVINCIAL BOARDS TO MAKE CERTAIN PURCHASES TO ASSIST IN CARRYING INTO OPERATION THE PROVISIONS OF ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR"
SECTION 1. Section one of Act Numbered Eight hundred and thirty-eight, entitled "An Act to authorize provincial boards to make certain purchases to assist in carrying into operation the provisions of Act Numbered Seven hundred and seventy-four," is hereby amended by striking out the word "wooden" in the fifth line of said section, so that the section as amended shall read as follows:
"SECTION 1. The provincial board of any province organized under the Provincial Government Act is hereby authorized, out of any funds available for the general purposes of the provincial government, to purchase not exceeding two hundred and fifty pairs of wheels, with the corresponding axles and with tires of a width not less than two and one-half inches, and to sell the same in the province at the price of purchase, together with the expense of their transportation to the province, for the purpose of showing the inhabitants how Act Numbered Seven hundred and seventy-four can be properly complied with."
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, September 25, 1903. CAacTH
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Thirty-Eight, Entitled "An Act to Authorize Provincial Boards to Make Certain Purchases to Assist in Carrying into Operation the Provisions of Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Seventy-Four", Act No. 902, Sep 25, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Thirty-Eight, Entitled "An Act to Authorize Provincial Boards to Make Certain Purchases to Assist in Carrying into Operation the Provisions of Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Seventy-Four", Act No. 902 (Phil. 1903)
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