An Act to Amend Section One of Act Numbered Thirteen Hundred and Eighty-One, Entitled "An Act to Amend Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Nine, Entitled 'an Act Prohibiting the Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors within Certain Distances of Land Used by the United States for Military Purposes and at Certain Camps therein Named,'" as Amended by Acts Numbered Seven Hundred and Sixty and Eleven Hundred and Sixty-Nine, by Authorizing the Governor-General to Except from the Provisions of Said Act, as Amended, Localities where Garrisons are Composed of Philippine Scouts
Act No. 1951, enacted on May 20, 1909, amends the regulations on the sale of intoxicating liquors near military areas. It allows the Governor-General to exempt certain localities from these restrictions if the U.S. Army discontinues garrisoning those areas or if the garrisons consist solely of Philippine Scouts. The amendment aims to provide flexibility regarding liquor traffic in specific locales while maintaining military considerations. The Act took effect immediately upon its passage.
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- Act No. 1951
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 20, 1909
ACT NO. 1951
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINE, ENTITLED 'AN ACT PROHIBITING THE TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS WITHIN CERTAIN DISTANCES OF LAND USED BY THE UNITED STATES FOR MILITARY PURPOSES AND AT CERTAIN CAMPS THEREIN NAMED,'" AS AMENDED BY ACTS NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY AND ELEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE, BY AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO EXCEPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ACT, AS AMENDED, LOCALITIES WHERE GARRISONS ARE COMPOSED OF PHILIPPINE SCOUTS
SECTION 1. Section one of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and eighty-one is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 1. Section one of Act Numbered Seven hundred and nine, entitled 'An Act prohibiting the traffic in intoxicating liquors within certain distances of land used by the United States for military purposes and at certain camps therein named,' as amended by Acts Numbered Seven hundred and sixty and Eleven hundred and sixty-nine, is, hereby so amended as to authorize the Governor-General in his discretion to except from the provisions of said Act as amended any of the places or localities therein named, or any portion thereof, whenever the United States Army shall discontinue the maintenance of military garrisons thereat, or whenever such military garrisons shall be composed only of Philippine Scouts.''
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED: May 20, 1909.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Section One of Act Numbered Thirteen Hundred and Eighty-One, Entitled "An Act to Amend Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Nine, Entitled 'an Act Prohibiting the Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors within Certain Distances of Land Used by the United States for Military Purposes and at Certain Camps therein Named,'" as Amended by Acts Numbered Seven Hundred and Sixty and Eleven Hundred and Sixty-Nine, by Authorizing the Governor-General to Except from the Provisions of Said Act, as Amended, Localities where Garrisons are Composed of Philippine Scouts, Act No. 1951, May 20, 1909 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section One of Act Numbered Thirteen Hundred and Eighty-One, Entitled "An Act to Amend Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Nine, Entitled 'an Act Prohibiting the Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors within Certain Distances of Land Used by the United States for Military Purposes and at Certain Camps therein Named,'" as Amended by Acts Numbered Seven Hundred and Sixty and Eleven Hundred and Sixty-Nine, by Authorizing the Governor-General to Except from the Provisions of Said Act, as Amended, Localities where Garrisons are Composed of Philippine Scouts, Act No. 1951 (Phil. 1909)
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