An Act to Amend Section Twenty-Three Hundred and Fifteen of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code
Act No. 3150, approved on March 6, 1924, amends Section 2315 of the Administrative Code regarding the use of carts and sledges on public roads in the Philippines. It prohibits the use of carts with rigid axles and tires less than 2.5 inches wide, as well as sledges, on well-constructed public roads when publicly announced by the provincial board. However, sledges can cross these roads without charge if adequate cement crossings, approved by the Director of Public Works, are constructed at designated points. The costs for these crossings are to be borne by the province for public benefit, or by plantation owners if for their exclusive use. The provincial board is responsible for posting public notices regarding these restrictions.
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- What is An Act to Amend Section Twenty-Three Hundred and Fifteen of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code about?
- Act No. 3150, approved on March 6, 1924, amends Section 2315 of the Administrative Code regarding the use of carts and sledges on public roads in the Philippines. It prohibits the use of carts with rigid axles and tires less than 2.5 inches wide, as well as sledges, on well-constructed public roads when publicly announced by the provincial board. However, sledges can cross these roads without charge if adequate cement crossings, approved by the Director of Public Works, are constructed at designated points. The costs for these crossings are to be borne by the province for public benefit, or by plantation owners if for their exclusive use. The provincial board is responsible for posting public notices regarding these restrictions.
- What type of law is Act No. 3150?
- An Act to Amend Section Twenty-Three Hundred and Fifteen of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code (Act No. 3150) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act to Amend Section Twenty-Three Hundred and Fifteen of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code enacted?
- An Act to Amend Section Twenty-Three Hundred and Fifteen of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code (Act No. 3150) was enacted on Mar 6, 1924.
- What is the citation for An Act to Amend Section Twenty-Three Hundred and Fifteen of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code?
- An Act to Amend Section Twenty-Three Hundred and Fifteen of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code, Act No. 3150, Mar 6, 1924 (Philippines)
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- Philippines
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- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 6, 1924
ACT NO. 3150
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY-THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
SECTION 1. Section twenty-three hundred and fifteen of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Administrative Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2315. Restriction as to use of carts and sledges. — No cart having wheels rigid with the axle and tires less than two and one-half inches in width and no sledge of any sort shall be used upon any improved or well constructed public road in the Philippine Islands, when public notice shall have been given by the provincial board as in the next paragraph provided: Provided, however, That sledges shall be permitted to cross any such public road freely and without charge if adequate cement crossings, in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the Director of Public Works, are constructed at such places as the provincial board at the written request of property owners may, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Communications, designate as crossing points. The cost of construction and maintenance of said crossings, if built for the benefit of the public at large, shall be borne by the province concerned. In the case of crossings for the exclusive benefit of plantation owners, the construction and maintenance shall be at their expense.
"It shall be the duty of the provincial board of each province in which well-constructed or improved public roads exist to designate by public notice, which shall be posted at the door of the municipal building of every municipality in the province, the roads on which it shall be unlawful to use narrow-wheeled carts, carts the axles of which are rigid with the wheels, or sledges."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, March 6, 1924.
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An Act to Amend Section Twenty-Three Hundred and Fifteen of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code, Act No. 3150, Mar 6, 1924 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Twenty-Three Hundred and Fifteen of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code, Act No. 3150 (Phil. 1924)
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