An Act to Amend Section Forty-One of Act Numbered Twenty-Eight Hundred and Seventy-Four, known as the Public Land Act
Act No. 3164, enacted on May 6, 1924, amends Section 41 of the Public Land Act (Act No. 2874) in the Philippines. It stipulates that any native of the Philippines who does not own more than 24 hectares and has continuously occupied and cultivated agricultural public land since July 4, 1907, is entitled to receive a free patent for a maximum of 24 hectares. The act will take effect upon approval by the President of the United States and subsequent proclamation by the Governor-General of the Philippines.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3164
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 6, 1924
ACT NO. 3164
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FORTY-ONE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR, KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC LAND ACT
SECTION 1. Section forty-one of Act Numbered Twenty-eight hundred and seventy-four is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 41. Any native of the Philippine Islands who is not the owner of more than twenty-four hectares, and who since July fourth, nineteen hundred and seven, or prior thereto, has continuously occupied and cultivated, either by himself or through his predecessors in interest, a tract or tracts of agricultural public land subject to disposition, shall be entitled under the provisions of this chapter, to have a free patent issued to him for a tract or tracts of such land not to exceed twenty-four hectares in all."
SECTION 2. When this Act shall have been approved by the President of the United States, as provided in section nine of the Act of Congress of August twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, such fact shall be made known by proclamation of the Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, and this Act shall take effect on the date of such proclamation. 1
Approved, May 6, 1924.
Footnotes
1. Declared in force by Proclamation No. 16 (1924).
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Section Forty-One of Act Numbered Twenty-Eight Hundred and Seventy-Four, known as the Public Land Act, Act No. 3164, May 6, 1924 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Forty-One of Act Numbered Twenty-Eight Hundred and Seventy-Four, known as the Public Land Act, Act No. 3164 (Phil. 1924)
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