An Act to Increase the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Nueva Ecija from Fourteen to Fifteen, by Separating from Cabanatuan the Former Municipality of Santa Rosa, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Three
Act No. 1687, enacted on August 17, 1907, establishes the municipality of Santa Rosa by separating it from Cabanatuan in the province of Nueva Ecija, increasing the total number of municipalities from fourteen to fifteen. The Act delineates the territories for both municipalities, mandates that Santa Rosa's expenses must not exceed its income, and sets salary limits for its municipal president and treasurer. Additionally, it stipulates that the first municipal elections for Santa Rosa will occur in November 1907, while the existing Cabanatuan officials will continue to serve until the new officials are qualified. The Act is effective immediately upon passage.
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- Act No. 1687, enacted on August 17, 1907, establishes the municipality of Santa Rosa by separating it from Cabanatuan in the province of Nueva Ecija, increasing the total number of municipalities from fourteen to fifteen. The Act delineates the territories for both municipalities, mandates that Santa Rosa's expenses must not exceed its income, and sets salary limits for its municipal president and treasurer. Additionally, it stipulates that the first municipal elections for Santa Rosa will occur in November 1907, while the existing Cabanatuan officials will continue to serve until the new officials are qualified. The Act is effective immediately upon passage.
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- An Act to Increase the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Nueva Ecija from Fourteen to Fifteen, by Separating from Cabanatuan the Former Municipality of Santa Rosa, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Three (Act No. 1687) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act to Increase the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Nueva Ecija from Fourteen to Fifteen, by Separating from Cabanatuan the Former Municipality of Santa Rosa, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Three enacted?
- An Act to Increase the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Nueva Ecija from Fourteen to Fifteen, by Separating from Cabanatuan the Former Municipality of Santa Rosa, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Three (Act No. 1687) was enacted on Aug 17, 1907.
- What is the citation for An Act to Increase the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Nueva Ecija from Fourteen to Fifteen, by Separating from Cabanatuan the Former Municipality of Santa Rosa, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Three?
- An Act to Increase the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Nueva Ecija from Fourteen to Fifteen, by Separating from Cabanatuan the Former Municipality of Santa Rosa, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Three, Act No. 1687, Aug 17, 1907 (Philippines)
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- Act No. 1687
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- Philippines
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- Congress of the Philippines
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August 17, 1907
ACT NO. 1687
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA FROM FOURTEEN TO FIFTEEN, BY SEPARATING FROM CABANATUAN THE FORMER MUNICIPALITY OF SANTA ROSA, RECONSTITUTING THE LATTER AS A MUNICIPALITY, AND GIVING TO EACH THE TERRITORY WHICH IT COMPRISED PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE OF ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE
SECTION 1. The fourteen municipalities of the Province of Nueva Ecija, as established by Act Numbered Nine hundred and thirty-three as amended by Act Numbered Twelve hundred and thirty-two, shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be increased to fifteen, by separating the former municipality of Santa Rosa from the municipality of Cabanatuan. The municipality of Cabanatuan shall consist of the territory of which it was constituted prior to the passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and thirty-three, and the municipality of Santa Rosa is hereby reconstituted and shall consist of the territory of which it was constituted prior to the passage of said Act: PROVIDED, That the expenses of the new municipality of Santa Rosa shall not exceed its income; that the salary of the municipal president shall not exceed four hundred pesos per annum and that of the municipal treasurer three hundred pesos per annum; and that the said municipal treasurer shall, in addition to the regular duties of his office, perform the duties of municipal secretary without additional compensation.
SECTION 2. The first municipal elections for the new municipality of Santa Rosa shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, nineteen hundred and seven, and in accordance with the provisions of "The Election Law" relative to elections in new municipalities. Until the officials elected for the new municipality of Santa Rosa, as described in section one of this Act, shall have qualified, the present organization of the municipality of Cabanatuan shall continue: PROVIDED, That the distribution of funds in the municipal treasury of Cabanatuan resulting from the separation from said municipality of the municipality of Santa Rosa shall be made as of the passage of this Act.
SECTION 3. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, 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. DcHSEa
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, August 17, 1907.
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An Act to Increase the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Nueva Ecija from Fourteen to Fifteen, by Separating from Cabanatuan the Former Municipality of Santa Rosa, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Three, Act No. 1687, Aug 17, 1907 (Philippines)
An Act to Increase the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Nueva Ecija from Fourteen to Fifteen, by Separating from Cabanatuan the Former Municipality of Santa Rosa, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory which it Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Three, Act No. 1687 (Phil. 1907)
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