An Act to Amend Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eighty
Act No. 1317, enacted on April 11, 1905, amends a previous law regarding the examination and licensing of individuals for positions such as master, mate, patron, and engineer of seagoing vessels in the Philippine coastwise trade. The amendment allows honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, or marines of the United States to qualify for these positions. The law emphasizes the urgency of its enactment for public good, facilitating an expedited legislative process. This Act takes effect immediately upon its passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 1317
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 11, 1905
ACT NO. 1317
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE EXAMINATION AND LICENSING OF APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITIONS OF MASTER, MATE, PATRON, AND ENGINEER OF SEAGOING VESSELS IN THE PHILIPPINE COASTWISE TRADE, AND PRESCRIBING THE NUMBER OF ENGINEERS TO BE EMPLOYED BY SUCH VESSELS"
SECTION 1. Section seven of Act Numbered Seven hundred and eighty, entitled "An Act providing for the examination and licensing of applicants for the positions of master, mate, patron, and engineer of seagoing vessels in the Philippine coastwise trade, and prescribing the number of engineers to be employed by such vessels," is hereby amended by inserting, after the word "Islands" in the fourth line thereof, the following: "or an honorably discharged soldier, sailor, or marine of the United States."
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, April 11, 1905.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eighty, Act No. 1317, Apr 11, 1905 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eighty, Act No. 1317 (Phil. 1905)
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