An Act to Amend Section Eleven of Act Numbered Six Hundred and Nineteen, Entitled "An Act to Promote Good Order and Discipline in the Philippines Constabulary," so as to Provide that where the Accused has been Convicted by Summary Court Three Times within a Year he may be Sentenced to be Dishonorably Discharged and to Forfeit All Pay and Allowances Due or to Become Due, in Addition to Any Other Penalty Provided by Law
Act No. 1054, enacted on February 20, 1904, amends Section 11 of Act No. 619 regarding the discipline of the Philippine Constabulary. It stipulates that if a noncommissioned officer or first-class private is convicted by a summary court three times within a year, they may face dishonorable discharge and forfeit all pay and allowances, in addition to other penalties. This amendment aims to enhance order and discipline within the Constabulary. The act was expedited for passage due to its urgency and took effect immediately upon enactment.
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- Act No. 1054
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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February 20, 1904
ACT NO. 1054
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ELEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND NINETEEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROMOTE GOOD ORDER AND DISCIPLINE IN THE PHILIPPINES CONSTABULARY," SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHERE THE ACCUSED HAS BEEN CONVICTED BY SUMMARY COURT THREE TIMES WITHIN A YEAR HE MAY BE SENTENCED TO BE DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED AND TO FORFEIT ALL PAY AND ALLOWANCES DUE OR TO BECOME DUE, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTY PROVIDED BY LAW
SECTION 1. Section eleven of Act Numbered Six hundred and nineteen, entitled "An Act to promote good order and discipline in the Philippines Constabulary," is hereby amended by inserting in the eighteenth line of said section, after the words "discharge" and before the words "in addition to the penalties hereinbefore mentioned," the following words: "and to forfeit all pay and allowances due or to become due," so that the proviso in which said insertion occurs shall read as follows: "Provided, That where the accused is a noncommissioned officer or a first-class private, he may be sentenced to reduction to the grade of second-class private in addition thereto, and that where the accused has been convicted by summary court three times within a year he may be sentenced to be dishonorably discharged and to forfeit all pay and allowances due or to become due, in addition to the penalties hereinbefore mentioned." HSAcaE
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, February 20, 1904.
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An Act to Amend Section Eleven of Act Numbered Six Hundred and Nineteen, Entitled "An Act to Promote Good Order and Discipline in the Philippines Constabulary," so as to Provide that where the Accused has been Convicted by Summary Court Three Times within a Year he may be Sentenced to be Dishonorably Discharged and to Forfeit All Pay and Allowances Due or to Become Due, in Addition to Any Other Penalty Provided by Law, Act No. 1054, Feb 20, 1904 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Eleven of Act Numbered Six Hundred and Nineteen, Entitled "An Act to Promote Good Order and Discipline in the Philippines Constabulary," so as to Provide that where the Accused has been Convicted by Summary Court Three Times within a Year he may be Sentenced to be Dishonorably Discharged and to Forfeit All Pay and Allowances Due or to Become Due, in Addition to Any Other Penalty Provided by Law, Act No. 1054 (Phil. 1904)
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