An Act to Amend Subsection (d) of Section 2243 of Act No. 2711
Act No. 3019, approved on March 8, 1922, amends the Administrative Code of the Philippine Islands by granting municipal councils the authority to change the names of streets, avenues, and other public places. Specifically, it modifies subsection (d) of section 2243, allowing councils to not only name and number houses and lots but also to change these names with the provincial board's approval. This act enhances local governance by providing municipalities with greater discretion over public naming and numbering. The law takes effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3019
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 8, 1922
ACT NO. 3019
AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION (D) OF SECTION TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUTHORIZING MUNICIPAL COUNCILS TO CHANGE THE NAMES OF STREETS, AVENUES, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
SECTION 1. Subsection (d) of section twenty-two hundred and forty-three of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, commonly known as the Administrative Code of the Philippine Islands, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2243. Certain legislative powers of discretionary character. — The municipal council shall have authority to exercise the following discretionary powers:
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"(d) To provide for the numbering of houses and lots; the naming of streets, avenues, and other public places and, subject to the approval of the provincial board, the changing of the names thereof; and for the lighting of streets, and the sprinkling of the same."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, March 8, 1922.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Subsection (d) of Section 2243 of Act No. 2711, Act No. 3019, Mar 8, 1922 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Subsection (d) of Section 2243 of Act No. 2711, Act No. 3019 (Phil. 1922)
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