An Act to Amend Section Four of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Fifty-Three Authorizing the Publication by the Insular Government of an Official Gazette, as Amended by Act Numbered Six Hundred and Sixty-Four by Providing for a Further Distribution of Free Copies thereof
Act No. 971, enacted on November 2, 1903, amends Section Four of Act No. 453, which authorized the publication of an Official Gazette by the Insular Government. The amendment expands the distribution of free copies of the Gazette to include various government officials, specifically those designated by the Civil Governor or the Secretary of the Executive Department. The legislation emphasizes the need for prompt enactment for the public good, allowing for expedited passage. This act took effect immediately upon its passage.
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- What is An Act to Amend Section Four of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Fifty-Three Authorizing the Publication by the Insular Government of an Official Gazette, as Amended by Act Numbered Six Hundred and Sixty-Four by Providing for a Further Distribution of Free Copies thereof about?
- Act No. 971, enacted on November 2, 1903, amends Section Four of Act No. 453, which authorized the publication of an Official Gazette by the Insular Government. The amendment expands the distribution of free copies of the Gazette to include various government officials, specifically those designated by the Civil Governor or the Secretary of the Executive Department. The legislation emphasizes the need for prompt enactment for the public good, allowing for expedited passage. This act took effect immediately upon its passage.
- What type of law is Act No. 971?
- An Act to Amend Section Four of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Fifty-Three Authorizing the Publication by the Insular Government of an Official Gazette, as Amended by Act Numbered Six Hundred and Sixty-Four by Providing for a Further Distribution of Free Copies thereof (Act No. 971) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act to Amend Section Four of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Fifty-Three Authorizing the Publication by the Insular Government of an Official Gazette, as Amended by Act Numbered Six Hundred and Sixty-Four by Providing for a Further Distribution of Free Copies thereof enacted?
- An Act to Amend Section Four of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Fifty-Three Authorizing the Publication by the Insular Government of an Official Gazette, as Amended by Act Numbered Six Hundred and Sixty-Four by Providing for a Further Distribution of Free Copies thereof (Act No. 971) was enacted on Nov 2, 1903.
- What is the citation for An Act to Amend Section Four of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Fifty-Three Authorizing the Publication by the Insular Government of an Official Gazette, as Amended by Act Numbered Six Hundred and Sixty-Four by Providing for a Further Distribution of Free Copies thereof?
- An Act to Amend Section Four of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Fifty-Three Authorizing the Publication by the Insular Government of an Official Gazette, as Amended by Act Numbered Six Hundred and Sixty-Four by Providing for a Further Distribution of Free Copies thereof, Act No. 971, Nov 2, 1903 (Philippines)
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November 2, 1903
ACT NO. 971
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE AUTHORIZING THE PUBLICATION BY THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT OF AN OFFICIAL GAZETTE, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR BY PROVIDING FOR A FURTHER DISTRIBUTION OF FREE COPIES THEREOF
SECTION 1. Section four of Act Numbered Four hundred and fifty-three, authorizing the publication by the Insular Government of an Official Gazette, as amended by Act Numbered Six hundred and sixty-four, is hereby further amended by adding at the end of the phrase in said section, "The Civil Governor, the Secretaries of the several Executive Departments, the members of the Philippine Commission, the justices of the Supreme Court, the judges of the Court of Customs Appeal, the Courts of First Instance, and the Court of Land Registration, the justices of the peace, the Executive Secretary, and the heads of the various Bureaus and Offices under the Insular Government," the words "and such other officers in said Bureaus and Offices as may be designated by the Civil Governor or the Secretary of the Executive Department under which the particular Bureau or Office is established," making said phrase read as follows: "The Civil Governor, the Secretaries of the several Executive Departments, the members of the Philippine Commission, the justices of the Supreme Court, the judges of the Court of Customs Appeals, the Courts of First Instance, and the Court of Land Registration, the justices of the peace, the Executive Secretary, and the heads of the various Bureaus and Offices under the Insular Government, and such other officers in said Bureaus and Offices as may be designated by the Civil Governor or the Secretary of the Executive Department under which the particular Bureau or Office is established."
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, November 2, 1903.
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An Act to Amend Section Four of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Fifty-Three Authorizing the Publication by the Insular Government of an Official Gazette, as Amended by Act Numbered Six Hundred and Sixty-Four by Providing for a Further Distribution of Free Copies thereof, Act No. 971, Nov 2, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Four of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Fifty-Three Authorizing the Publication by the Insular Government of an Official Gazette, as Amended by Act Numbered Six Hundred and Sixty-Four by Providing for a Further Distribution of Free Copies thereof, Act No. 971 (Phil. 1903)
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