An Act to Amend the Second Paragraph of Section Two Hundred and Thirty-Three of the Administrative Code
Commonwealth Act No. 514, approved on March 12, 1940, amends the Administrative Code regarding the appointment of notaries public. It states that in chartered cities and provincial capitals, only lawyers or individuals who qualified as notaries under Spanish rule can hold the office of notary public. This legislative change aims to ensure that notaries public are legally qualified individuals. The act takes effect upon its approval.
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- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 514
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 12, 1940
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 514
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
SECTION 1. The second paragraph of Section two hundred and thirty-three of the Administrative Code is amended to read as follows:
"In chartered cities and in the capitals of the provinces, where there are two or more lawyers appointed as notaries public, no person other than a lawyer or a person who had qualified to hold the office of notary public under the Spanish sovereignty shall hold said office."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, March 12, 1940.
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An Act to Amend the Second Paragraph of Section Two Hundred and Thirty-Three of the Administrative Code, Commonwealth Act No. 514, Mar 12, 1940 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend the Second Paragraph of Section Two Hundred and Thirty-Three of the Administrative Code, Commonwealth Act No. 514 (Phil. 1940)
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