An Act to Amend Section Three of Act Numbered Sixteen Hundred and Forty-Nine, Entitled "An Act Declaring all the Territory Comprised in the Island of Marinduque a Subprovince of Tayabas, and for Other Purposes," by Providing for the Return of a Portion of the Internal Revenue Collections to the Treasury of the Subprovince of Marinduque for the Sole Use and Benefit of the Inhabitants Thereof
Act No. 1676, enacted on July 24, 1907, amends a previous law regarding the island of Marinduque's status as a subprovince of Tayabas. It stipulates that 70% of the internal revenue collected from the subprovince will be returned to Marinduque's treasury for the benefit of its inhabitants, based on their population relative to the total population of Tayabas. The amendment is retroactive, allowing Marinduque to receive these funds from the date it was established as a subprovince. The Act emphasizes the urgency of its passage for public good and takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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- Act No. 1676
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- Philippines
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- Congress of the Philippines
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July 24, 1907
ACT NO. 1676
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THREE OF ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINE, ENTITLED "AN ACT DECLARING ALL THE TERRITORY COMPRISED IN THE ISLAND OF MARINDUQUE A SUBPROVINCE OF TAYABAS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," BY PROVIDING FOR THE RETURN OF A PORTION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS TO THE TREASURY OF THE SUBPROVINCE OF MARINDUQUE FOR THE SOLE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS THEREOF
SECTION 1. Section three of Act Numbered Sixteen hundred and forty-nine, entitled "An Act declaring all of the territory comprised in the Island of Marinduque a subprovince of Tayabas, and for other purposes," is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: SDAaTC
"PROVIDED, That there shall accrue to the treasury of the subprovince of Marinduque as constituted by this Act, for the sole use and benefit of the inhabitants thereof, seventy per centum of such proportion of internal revenue which by law accrues to the Province of Tayabas as the number of inhabitants of said subprovince, as shown by the last official census, bears to the total population of the province of which it forms a part, as shown by the same census."
SECTION 2. This Act shall be retroactive in effect and the proportion of internal revenue collections allowed in section one hereof shall accrue to the subprovince of Marinduque from the date of its establishment as a subprovince.
SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, July 24, 1907.
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An Act to Amend Section Three of Act Numbered Sixteen Hundred and Forty-Nine, Entitled "An Act Declaring all the Territory Comprised in the Island of Marinduque a Subprovince of Tayabas, and for Other Purposes," by Providing for the Return of a Portion of the Internal Revenue Collections to the Treasury of the Subprovince of Marinduque for the Sole Use and Benefit of the Inhabitants Thereof, Act No. 1676, Jul 24, 1907 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Three of Act Numbered Sixteen Hundred and Forty-Nine, Entitled "An Act Declaring all the Territory Comprised in the Island of Marinduque a Subprovince of Tayabas, and for Other Purposes," by Providing for the Return of a Portion of the Internal Revenue Collections to the Treasury of the Subprovince of Marinduque for the Sole Use and Benefit of the Inhabitants Thereof, Act No. 1676 (Phil. 1907)
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