An Act to Authorize the Construction by the Manila Railway Company, Limited, Owning and Operating the Manila and Dagupan Railway, of Two Branches, One Connecting Mabalacat with the Main Line and One Connecting Bayambang with the Main Line
Act No. 555, enacted on December 8, 1902, authorizes the Manila Railway Company, Limited, to construct two railway branches: one extending 4.5 miles from the Manila and Dagupan Railway main line to Mabalacat, and a 1-mile branch to Bayambang. These branches will connect to U.S. Army posts and will operate under the same terms as previously granted rail franchises. The Act specifies that it does not affect ongoing disputes between the Insular Government and the Manila Railway Company regarding damage claims related to U.S. military activities. The law takes effect immediately upon its passage.
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- What is An Act to Authorize the Construction by the Manila Railway Company, Limited, Owning and Operating the Manila and Dagupan Railway, of Two Branches, One Connecting Mabalacat with the Main Line and One Connecting Bayambang with the Main Line about?
- Act No. 555, enacted on December 8, 1902, authorizes the Manila Railway Company, Limited, to construct two railway branches: one extending 4.5 miles from the Manila and Dagupan Railway main line to Mabalacat, and a 1-mile branch to Bayambang. These branches will connect to U.S. Army posts and will operate under the same terms as previously granted rail franchises. The Act specifies that it does not affect ongoing disputes between the Insular Government and the Manila Railway Company regarding damage claims related to U.S. military activities. The law takes effect immediately upon its passage.
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- An Act to Authorize the Construction by the Manila Railway Company, Limited, Owning and Operating the Manila and Dagupan Railway, of Two Branches, One Connecting Mabalacat with the Main Line and One Connecting Bayambang with the Main Line (Act No. 555) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
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- An Act to Authorize the Construction by the Manila Railway Company, Limited, Owning and Operating the Manila and Dagupan Railway, of Two Branches, One Connecting Mabalacat with the Main Line and One Connecting Bayambang with the Main Line (Act No. 555) was enacted on Dec 8, 1902.
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- An Act to Authorize the Construction by the Manila Railway Company, Limited, Owning and Operating the Manila and Dagupan Railway, of Two Branches, One Connecting Mabalacat with the Main Line and One Connecting Bayambang with the Main Line, Act No. 555, Dec 8, 1902 (Philippines)
Law Information
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- Act No. 555
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 8, 1902
ACT NO. 555
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSTRUCTION BY THE MANILA RAILWAY COMPANY, LIMITED, OWNING AND OPERATING THE MANILA AND DAGUPAN RAILWAY, OF TWO BRANCHES, ONE CONNECTING MABALACAT WITH THE MAIN LINE AND ONE CONNECTING BAYAMBANG WITH THE MAIN LINE
SECTION 1. The Manila Railroad Company, Limited, is hereby authorized to construct a railroad in the municipality of Mabalacat, in the Province of Pampanga, four and one-half miles in length, from the main line of the Manila and Dagupan Railway to a point to be occupied by troops of the United States Army as an Army post; and in the municipality of Bayambang, in the Province of Pangasinan, a branch to be one mile in length, and to connect the main line of said railroad with an Army post of the United States Army there to be constructed.
SECTION 2. The branches hereinbefore provided shall be maintained and operated as a part of the line of the Manila Railroad Company, Limited, with the same restrictions and privileges as contained in the grant to the Manila Railway Company, Limited, for the construction of a branch line from Guiguinto to Cabanatuan.
SECTION 3. The grant of the franchise herein shall not be construed, as in any way prejudicing the Insular Government upon matters in issue between it and the Manila Railway Company, Limited, in respect to the claim of damages by that company for the occupation or injury inflicted by United States forces upon the Manila and Dagupan Railway, nor shall it prevent the United States or the Insular Government from relying upon the defense to such claims that the conduct of said railway company and its agents forfeited any right to recover on such claims.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, December 8, 1902.
Cite This Law
An Act to Authorize the Construction by the Manila Railway Company, Limited, Owning and Operating the Manila and Dagupan Railway, of Two Branches, One Connecting Mabalacat with the Main Line and One Connecting Bayambang with the Main Line, Act No. 555, Dec 8, 1902 (Philippines)
An Act to Authorize the Construction by the Manila Railway Company, Limited, Owning and Operating the Manila and Dagupan Railway, of Two Branches, One Connecting Mabalacat with the Main Line and One Connecting Bayambang with the Main Line, Act No. 555 (Phil. 1902)
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