Appropriating the Sum of P15,000 for the Purchase of a Parcel of Land on the Island of Limasawa, Province of Leyte
Act No. 3040, enacted on March 10, 1922, appropriates fifteen thousand pesos from the Insular Treasury for the acquisition of land on Limasawa Island, Leyte. The funds are designated for the construction of a public school named "Magellan Public School," honoring the navigator who introduced Western civilization to the Philippines. The Act emphasizes the educational and memorial significance of the school for the community. It takes effect upon approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3040
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 10, 1922
ACT NO. 3040
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND PESOS, OUT OF ANY FUNDS IN THE INSULAR TREASURY NOT OTHERWISE APPROPRIATED, FOR THE PURCHASE OF A PARCEL OF LAND ON THE ISLAND OF LIMASAWA, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, AND THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE SAID LAND OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TO BE DENOMINATED "MAGELLAN PUBLIC SCHOOL," AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. The sum of fifteen thousand pesos is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purchase of a parcel of land on the Island of Limasawa, Province of Leyte, and the erection thereon of a public school to be denominated "Magellan Public School," as a memorial to that great navigator who brought to these Islands the germ of the Western civilization, now enjoyed by their inhabitants.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, March 10, 1922.
Cite This Law
Appropriating the Sum of P15,000 for the Purchase of a Parcel of Land on the Island of Limasawa, Province of Leyte, Act No. 3040, Mar 10, 1922 (Philippines)
Appropriating the Sum of P15,000 for the Purchase of a Parcel of Land on the Island of Limasawa, Province of Leyte, Act No. 3040 (Phil. 1922)
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