An Act to Amend Section Five of Act Numbered Seventy-Four Establishing a Department of Public Instruction, as Amended, by Making the Province of Leyte and the Province of Samar Separate School Divisions
Act No. 917, enacted on October 1, 1903, amends the provisions of the Department of Public Instruction by establishing the provinces of Leyte and Samar as separate school divisions. It modifies the allocation of funds by removing Samar from the Sixteenth Division's description and designating it as part of the Eighteenth Division. The Act emphasizes the urgency for its passage for the public good and stipulates that it will take effect immediately upon enactment.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 917
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 1, 1903
ACT NO. 917
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-FOUR ESTABLISHING A DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, AS AMENDED, BY MAKING THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE AND THE PROVINCE OF SAMAR SEPARATE SCHOOL DIVISIONS
SECTION 1. Section five of Act Numbered Seventy-four, establishing a Department of Public Instruction, as amended by Acts Numbered Four hundred and seventy-seven, Five hundred and twenty-five, and Six hundred and seventy-two, is hereby further amended by striking from the phrase in said section, "Sixteenth Division, Leyte and Samar, two thousand four hundred dollars," the words "and Samar," making said phrase read, "Sixteenth Division, Leyte, two thousand four hundred dollars," and by striking from the phrase in said section, "Eighteenth Division, Mindanao and Jolo (with the exception of Misamis and Surigao), two thousand five hundred dollars," the words "Mindanao and Jolo (with the exception of Misamis and Surigao)," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Samar," making the phrase read, "Eighteenth Division, Samar, two thousand five hundred dollars."
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, October 1, 1903.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Section Five of Act Numbered Seventy-Four Establishing a Department of Public Instruction, as Amended, by Making the Province of Leyte and the Province of Samar Separate School Divisions, Act No. 917, Oct 1, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Five of Act Numbered Seventy-Four Establishing a Department of Public Instruction, as Amended, by Making the Province of Leyte and the Province of Samar Separate School Divisions, Act No. 917 (Phil. 1903)
Related Laws
- An Act Amending Act Numbered Seventy-Four, Establishing a Department of Public Instruction, as AmendedAct No. 1337 • Apr 24, 1905 • Statutes
- An Act Amending Act Numbered Seventy-Four, Establishing a Department of Public Instruction, as Amended by Acts Numbered Four Hundred and Seventy-Seven and Five Hundred and Twenty-Five, by Providing for an Assistant to the General Superintendent of Education, for the Reduction of the Number of School Divisions to Thirty-Five, for the Traveling Expenses of the General Superintendent, Assistant to the General Superintendent, and Division Superintendents, and for Other PurposesAct No. 672 • Mar 7, 1903 • Statutes
- An Act to Repeal Acts Numbered One Hundred and Eighty, Two Hundred and Thirty-Two, and Three Hundred and Seventy-Three, Amendatory of Act Numbered Seventy-Four, Establishing a Department of Public Instruction, to Repeal a Certain Paragraph in Act Numbered Four Hundred and Thirty, Relating to Night Schools, and to Amend Act Numbered Seventy-Four by Providing for the Division of the Archipelago into Thirty-Six School Divisions, to Amend Section Thirteen of the Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-Three, as Amended, and for Other PurposesAct No. 477 • Oct 8, 1902 • Statutes
- An Act to Amend Act Numbered Six Hundred and Seventy-Two, Amending Act Numbered Seventy-Four, Establishing a Department of Public Instruction, and its Amendments, as to the Status of the Assistant to the General Superintendent of EducationAct No. 727 • Apr 7, 1903 • Statutes
- An Act Amending Section Five of Act Numbered Seventy-Four, Establishing a Department of Public Instruction, as Amended, by Authorizing the Director of Education, with the Approval of the Secretary of Public Instruction, to Change, Increase, or Decrease the Existing School Divisions of the Philippine IslandsAct No. 1539 • Oct 5, 1906 • Statutes
- An Act Amending Act Numbered Seventy-Four, Establishing a Department of Public Instruction, and Section Thirteen of the Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-Three, as Amended by Act Numbered Four Hundred and Seventy-SevenAct No. 525 • Nov 18, 1902 • Statutes
Browse More Statutes
Explore other laws in the Statutes category.
View All StatutesNeed Help Understanding This Law?
Ask our AI assistant to explain provisions, implications, or related laws.
Ask AI About This Law