An Act to Amend Section Eighty-Six of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six by providing that the Seal to be used by Notaries Public on Official Documents shall be of Metal
Act No. 906, enacted on September 25, 1903, amends Section 86 of Act No. 136 concerning the seals used by notaries public in the Philippines. It mandates that notaries must procure a metal seal at their own expense, which must include their name, the name of their province, and the words "Philippine Islands" and "Notary Public." This seal must be affixed to official documents, and its impression is considered valid regardless of whether it is made on wax or parchment. The act is designed for the public good and is set to take effect on January 1, 1904.
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- Act No. 906
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- Philippines
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- Congress of the Philippines
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September 25, 1903
ACT NO. 906
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION EIGHTY-SIX OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX BY PROVIDING THAT THE SEAL TO BE USED BY NOTARIES PUBLIC ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF METAL
SECTION 1. Section numbered eighty-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 to read as follows:
"SEC. 86. Seal. — Each notary public shall have a seal of office which he shall procure at his own expense. Such seal shall be affixed to papers officially signed by him. It shall be of metal and shall have the name of the province and the words "Philippine Islands," and his own name, engraved on the margin thereof, and the words, 'Notary Public' across the center. An impression of such seal directly in the paper or parchment on which the writing is had shall be as valid as if made on wax or wafer."
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 January first, nineteen hundred and four.
ENACTED, September 25, 1903.
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An Act to Amend Section Eighty-Six of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six by providing that the Seal to be used by Notaries Public on Official Documents shall be of Metal, Act No. 906, Sep 25, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Eighty-Six of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six by providing that the Seal to be used by Notaries Public on Official Documents shall be of Metal, Act No. 906 (Phil. 1903)
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