An Act to Amend Subsection (n) of Section 2444 of Act No. 2711, as Amended by Act No. 2774
Act No. 2965, approved on February 28, 1921, amends the Administrative Code to empower the Municipal Board of Manila to impose a tax on automobiles and other vehicles. The amendment allows for taxation despite contrary provisions in existing laws, specifically exempting vehicles owned by the Insular Government, provincial, or municipal governments, as well as those not regularly kept in Manila. The law aims to generate revenue through vehicle taxation while providing specific exemptions to government-owned vehicles. This act takes effect immediately upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2965
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 28, 1921
ACT NO. 2965
AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION (N) OF SECTION TWENTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR, EMPOWERING THE MUNICIPAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF MANILA TO ESTABLISH A TAX ON AUTOMOBILES
SECTION 1. Subsection (n) of section twenty-four hundred and forty-four of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Administrative Code, as amended by section eight of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and seventy-four, is hereby amended to read as follows: EHaASD
"(n) To tax motor and other vehicles, notwithstanding the provisions to the contrary contained in section thirteen of Act Numbered Twenty-five hundred and eighty-seven, and draft animals not paying any Insular tax: Provided, That all automobiles and trucks belonging to the Insular Government or to any provincial or municipal government and automobiles and trucks not regularly kept in the city of Manila shall be exempt from such tax."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, February 28, 1921.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Subsection (n) of Section 2444 of Act No. 2711, as Amended by Act No. 2774, Act No. 2965, Feb 28, 1921 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Subsection (n) of Section 2444 of Act No. 2711, as Amended by Act No. 2774, Act No. 2965 (Phil. 1921)
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