An Act to Amend Section One Hundred and Sixty-One of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, as Amended by Act Numbered Thirty-One Hundred and Seven
Act No. 3161, approved on March 8, 1924, amends Section 161 of Act No. 2711 regarding the terms of court in the Seventeenth District of the Philippines. It establishes specific court dates for various municipalities: Capiz holds sessions in January and August, Makato and Calivo in July, San Jose in April and November, and Romblon in March and October. Additionally, it mandates a special court term in Makato and Calivo lasting fifteen days, ensuring cases from nearby municipalities are assigned accordingly. The Act takes effect upon its approval.
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- Act No. 3161
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 8, 1924
ACT NO. 3161
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN
SECTION 1. Section one hundred and sixty-one of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, as amended by Act Numbered Thirty-one hundred and seven, is hereby amended, in the paragraph relative to the terms of court in the Seventeenth District, to read as follows:
"SEC. 161. Seventeenth District. — At Capiz, Province of Capiz, on the first Tuesday of January and August of each year; at Makato and Calivo, same province, on the first Tuesday of July of each year; at San Jose, Province of Antique, on the first Tuesday of April and November of each year; at Romblon, Province of Romblon, on the first Tuesday of March and October of each year: Provided, however, That the Court of First Instance shall hold a special term in each of the municipalities of Makato and Calivo for a period of fifteen days, and shall endeavor to assign to each the cases belonging to the municipalities nearest the place where these terms of court are held."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, March 8, 1924.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Section One Hundred and Sixty-One of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, as Amended by Act Numbered Thirty-One Hundred and Seven, Act No. 3161, Mar 8, 1924 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section One Hundred and Sixty-One of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, as Amended by Act Numbered Thirty-One Hundred and Seven, Act No. 3161 (Phil. 1924)
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