An Act to Provide for the Establishment of Three Leper Colonies in Luzon and to Appropriate the Sum of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos for the Purpose
Commonwealth Act No. 161, enacted on November 9, 1936, allocates ?500,000 for the establishment of three leper colonies in Luzon, specifically near Manila, in Cagayan Valley, and in the Ilocos region. The Act empowers the Secretary of Public Instruction to select suitable public lands for these colonies and to set rules for their administration and management. Additionally, the Secretary is responsible for appointing staff and reporting on the Act's implementation to the National Assembly. The law is set to take effect on January 1, 1937.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 161
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 9, 1936
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 161
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THREE LEPER COLONIES IN LUZON AND TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE PURPOSE
SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated, out of any fund in the Philippine Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five hundred thousand pesos to be spent under the authority of the Secretary of Public Instruction for the purpose of establishing three leper colonies, one near the City of Manila, another in the Cagayan Valley, and another in the Ilocos region, for maintenance, treatment, and hospitalization of lepers. cDECIA
SECTION 2. The Secretary of Public Instruction is hereby authorized to select sites preferably on public lands for the three leper colonies and, upon the establishment of such colonies, he shall prescribe the necessary rules and regulations for the administration and management of the colonies, and shall appoint the necessary personnel and fix their compensation.
The Secretary of Public Instruction shall render, through the President of the Philippines, a complete report of all actions taken in accordance with this Act to the National Assembly within the first ten days of the next regular session.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January first, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven.
Approved, November 9, 1936.
Cite This Law
An Act to Provide for the Establishment of Three Leper Colonies in Luzon and to Appropriate the Sum of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos for the Purpose, Commonwealth Act No. 161, Nov 9, 1936 (Philippines)
An Act to Provide for the Establishment of Three Leper Colonies in Luzon and to Appropriate the Sum of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos for the Purpose, Commonwealth Act No. 161 (Phil. 1936)
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