An Act to Amend Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Nine, Entitled "An Act Prohibiting the Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors within Certain Distances of Land Used by the United States for Military Purposes and at Certain Camps therein Named,"by Prohibiting the Said Traffic onthe Island of Talim or Within a Distance of Three Miles of Malahi Island, Laguna De Bay
Act No. 760, enacted on May 21, 1903, amends a previous law that prohibits the sale of intoxicating liquors within specific distances from military lands. This amendment specifically prohibits the sale of such beverages on the Island of Talim and within three miles of Malahi Island, both located in Laguna de Bay. The act underscores the necessity for immediate enforcement for public welfare and is enacted promptly upon passage. The provisions from the earlier act are fully applicable to this new prohibition.
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May 21, 1903
ACT NO. 760
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINE, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS WITHIN CERTAIN DISTANCES OF LAND USED BY THE UNITED STATES FOR MILITARY PURPOSES AND AT CERTAIN CAMPS THEREIN NAMED," BY PROHIBITING THE SAID TRAFFIC ON THE ISLAND OF TALIM OR WITHIN A DISTANCE OF THREE MILES OF MALAHI ISLAND, LAGUNA DE BAY
SECTION 1. Section one of Act Numbered Seven hundred and nine, entitled "An Act prohibiting the traffic in intoxicating liquors within certain distances of land used by the United States for military purposes and at certain camps therein named," is hereby amended so far as necessary to prohibit the granting of any license by a municipal council or other municipal or provincial authority for the sale of any intoxicating liquors, beer, or wine, at any place or on any premises situated on the Island of Talim, Laguna de Bay, or within a distance of three miles of the Island of Malahi, reserved for military purposes in Laguna de Bay; and the provisions of said Act Numbered Seven hundred and nine shall be as fully applicable to the prohibition by this Act provided as if this prohibition, had been originally included in said Act Numbered Seven hundred and nine.
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, May 21, 1903.
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An Act to Amend Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Nine, Entitled "An Act Prohibiting the Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors within Certain Distances of Land Used by the United States for Military Purposes and at Certain Camps therein Named,"by Prohibiting the Said Traffic onthe Island of Talim or Within a Distance of Three Miles of Malahi Island, Laguna De Bay, Act No. 760, May 21, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Nine, Entitled "An Act Prohibiting the Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors within Certain Distances of Land Used by the United States for Military Purposes and at Certain Camps therein Named,"by Prohibiting the Said Traffic onthe Island of Talim or Within a Distance of Three Miles of Malahi Island, Laguna De Bay, Act No. 760 (Phil. 1903)
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