An Act to Amend Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Seventeen Hundred and Three, by Further Extending the Conditions upon which Municipal Prisoners may be Confined in Provincial Jails
Act No. 1923, enacted on May 20, 1909, amends Section 13 of Act No. 1703 regarding the confinement of municipal prisoners in provincial jails. It allows provincial boards, with the Governor-General's approval, to confine municipal prisoners in provincial jails when municipal jails are inadequate or insecure, or when it serves the public interest. The municipalities are responsible for the maintenance costs of these prisoners, capped at twenty centavos per day, as determined by the provincial board. This amendment aims to enhance public safety and address the limitations of municipal jails.
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- Act No. 1923
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 20, 1909
ACT NO. 1923
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THIRTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND THREE, BY FURTHER EXTENDING THE CONDITIONS UPON WHICH MUNICIPAL PRISONERS MAY BE CONFINED IN PROVINCIAL JAILS
SECTION 1. Section thirteen of Act Numbered Seventeen Hundred and three is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 13. Provincial boards may, with the approval of the Governor-General, direct the confinement of municipal prisoners in provincial jails when by reason of the lack, inadequacy, or insecurity of municipal jails such action becomes necessary, or when in their judgment such confinement would best subserve the public interest. The cost of maintenance of such prisoners while confined in the provincial jails shall be a charge against the municipality to which the prisoners pertain at a per capita rate per day, not exceeding twenty centavos, to be fixed by the provincial board.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED: May 20, 1909.
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An Act to Amend Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Seventeen Hundred and Three, by Further Extending the Conditions upon which Municipal Prisoners may be Confined in Provincial Jails, Act No. 1923, May 20, 1909 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Thirteen of Act Numbered Seventeen Hundred and Three, by Further Extending the Conditions upon which Municipal Prisoners may be Confined in Provincial Jails, Act No. 1923 (Phil. 1909)
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