An Act Transferring the Province of Tayabas from the Sixth to the Seventh Judicial District, and the Province of Mindoro from the Seventh to the Sixth Judicial District, Providing for the Holding of the Terms of Court for Tayabas at the Towns of Tayabas and Boac, and Amending Act Numbered Hundred and Forty
Act No. 501, enacted on November 10, 1902, reorganizes the judicial districts in the Philippines by transferring the Province of Tayabas from the Sixth to the Seventh Judicial District and the Province of Mindoro from the Seventh to the Sixth Judicial District. It outlines the locations and schedules for holding court sessions in these provinces, specifying that court terms for Tayabas will be held in Tayabas and Boac, while Mindoro will hold sessions in Calapan until further accommodation can be arranged in Puerto Galera. The Act amends previous legislation to reflect these changes and emphasizes the need for expedited enactment for the public good. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- Act No. 501, enacted on November 10, 1902, reorganizes the judicial districts in the Philippines by transferring the Province of Tayabas from the Sixth to the Seventh Judicial District and the Province of Mindoro from the Seventh to the Sixth Judicial District. It outlines the locations and schedules for holding court sessions in these provinces, specifying that court terms for Tayabas will be held in Tayabas and Boac, while Mindoro will hold sessions in Calapan until further accommodation can be arranged in Puerto Galera. The Act amends previous legislation to reflect these changes and emphasizes the need for expedited enactment for the public good. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- An Act Transferring the Province of Tayabas from the Sixth to the Seventh Judicial District, and the Province of Mindoro from the Seventh to the Sixth Judicial District, Providing for the Holding of the Terms of Court for Tayabas at the Towns of Tayabas and Boac, and Amending Act Numbered Hundred and Forty (Act No. 501) was enacted on Nov 10, 1902.
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- An Act Transferring the Province of Tayabas from the Sixth to the Seventh Judicial District, and the Province of Mindoro from the Seventh to the Sixth Judicial District, Providing for the Holding of the Terms of Court for Tayabas at the Towns of Tayabas and Boac, and Amending Act Numbered Hundred and Forty, Act No. 501, Nov 10, 1902 (Philippines)
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November 10, 1902
ACT NO. 501
AN ACT TRANSFERRING THE PROVINCE OF TAYABAS FROM THE SIXTH TO THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, AND THE PROVINCE OF MINDORO FROM THE SEVENTH TO THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF THE TERMS OF COURT FOR TAYABAS AT THE TOWNS OF TAYABAS AND BOAC, AND AMENDING ACT NUMBERED HUNDRED AND FORTY
SECTION 1. (a) Paragraph eight of section one of Act Numbered One hundred and forty is hereby amended to read as follows:
"The Sixth Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of La Laguna, Cavite, and Mindoro."
(b) Paragraph nine of said section one of said Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"The Seventh Judicial District shall consist of the Provinces of Batangas and Tayabas." CAIHTE
SECTION 2. (a) Subdivision seven of section three of Act Numbered One hundred and forty, relating to the Sixth Judicial District, is hereby amended by striking out the third, fourth, and fifth paragraphs thereof and substituting therefor the following:
"At Calapan, in and for the Province of Mindoro, commencing on the first Tuesdays of April and October of each year, until suitable accommodation for the court can be constructed at Puerto Galera in the same province."
(b) Subdivision eight of section three of said Act Numbered One hundred and forty, relating to the Seventh Judicial District, shall be amended by striking out the second and third paragraphs thereof and substituting therefor the following:
"At Tayabas, in and for the Province of Tayabas, commencing on the first Tuesdays of April and October of each year.
"At Boac, in and for the Island of Marinduque, commencing on the third Tuesdays of February and August of each year."
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.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage. HEITAD
ENACTED, November 10, 1902.
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An Act Transferring the Province of Tayabas from the Sixth to the Seventh Judicial District, and the Province of Mindoro from the Seventh to the Sixth Judicial District, Providing for the Holding of the Terms of Court for Tayabas at the Towns of Tayabas and Boac, and Amending Act Numbered Hundred and Forty, Act No. 501, Nov 10, 1902 (Philippines)
An Act Transferring the Province of Tayabas from the Sixth to the Seventh Judicial District, and the Province of Mindoro from the Seventh to the Sixth Judicial District, Providing for the Holding of the Terms of Court for Tayabas at the Towns of Tayabas and Boac, and Amending Act Numbered Hundred and Forty, Act No. 501 (Phil. 1902)
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