An Act to Amend the Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-Three, and the Act Amendatory thereof, Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three
Act No. 141, enacted on June 18, 1901, amends the Provincial Government Act by adding provisions regarding the administration of oaths of office for provincial officers. It specifies that oaths may be administered by various officials, including members of the Commission, the provincial governor, or judicial officers within the province. The Act emphasizes the necessity for swift enactment for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- Act No. 141
- Date Enacted
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- Acts
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 18, 1901
ACT NO. 141
AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT, NUMBERED EIGHTY-THREE, AND THE ACT AMENDATORY THEREOF, NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE
SECTION 1. The Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-three, and the Act amendatory thereof, Numbered one Hundred and thirty-three, are hereby amended and supplemented by adding thereto the following numbered section:
"SEC. 39. The oaths of office may be administered to provincial officers by a member of the Commission, the secretary to the same, the governor of the province, or any United States Army officer stationed in the province wherein the provincial officer is to perform his duties, by the judge of First Instance within whose judicial district the said province lies, or by any other judicial officer having jurisdiction therein."
SECTION 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this Act, 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 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, June 18, 1901.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend the Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-Three, and the Act Amendatory thereof, Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three, Act No. 141, Jun 18, 1901 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend the Provincial Government Act, Numbered Eighty-Three, and the Act Amendatory thereof, Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Three, Act No. 141 (Phil. 1901)
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