Appropriating the Sum of P25,000 to be Devoted to the Increase of Domestic Breeding and Work Animals
Act No. 2497, enacted on February 5, 1915, allocates twenty-five thousand pesos from the Insular Treasury for the enhancement of domestic breeding and work animals in the Philippines. The Director of Agriculture is authorized to increase the livestock through purchases and establish stock farms, subject to the Secretary of Public Instruction’s approval. Additionally, the act allows for the sale or public breeding of these animals to improve livestock quality. A committee is formed to identify suitable locations for stock farms, consisting of key agricultural officials. The act takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- What is Appropriating the Sum of P25,000 to be Devoted to the Increase of Domestic Breeding and Work Animals about?
- Act No. 2497, enacted on February 5, 1915, allocates twenty-five thousand pesos from the Insular Treasury for the enhancement of domestic breeding and work animals in the Philippines. The Director of Agriculture is authorized to increase the livestock through purchases and establish stock farms, subject to the Secretary of Public Instruction’s approval. Additionally, the act allows for the sale or public breeding of these animals to improve livestock quality. A committee is formed to identify suitable locations for stock farms, consisting of key agricultural officials. The act takes effect immediately upon passage.
- What type of law is Act No. 2497?
- Appropriating the Sum of P25,000 to be Devoted to the Increase of Domestic Breeding and Work Animals (Act No. 2497) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Appropriating the Sum of P25,000 to be Devoted to the Increase of Domestic Breeding and Work Animals enacted?
- Appropriating the Sum of P25,000 to be Devoted to the Increase of Domestic Breeding and Work Animals (Act No. 2497) was enacted on Feb 5, 1915.
- What is the citation for Appropriating the Sum of P25,000 to be Devoted to the Increase of Domestic Breeding and Work Animals?
- Appropriating the Sum of P25,000 to be Devoted to the Increase of Domestic Breeding and Work Animals, Act No. 2497, Feb 5, 1915 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2497
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 5, 1915
ACT NO. 2497
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, FROM FUNDS IN THE INSULAR TREASURY NOT OTHERWISE APPROPRIATED, TO BE DEVOTED TO THE INCREASE OF DOMESTIC BREEDING AND WORK ANIMALS AND CREATING A BOARD TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF STOCK FARMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. The Director of Agriculture is hereby authorized to increase the number of domestic breeding and work animals now maintained by the Bureau of Agriculture by the purchase of such animals, and the establishment of such stock farms therefor as may be deemed necessary from time to time by the Director of Agriculture, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Public Instruction.
SECTION 2. For the purpose of improving the live stock of the Archipelago, the Director of Agriculture is hereby likewise authorized to use the said animals, or any of them, for sale or for public breeding work, in accordance with existing rules and regulations, or those which might afterwards be promulgated in the premises.
SECTION 3. The sum of twenty-five thousand pesos is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the provisions of this Act, such sum to be expended for the purchase and maintenance of the animals above mentioned.
SECTION 4. For the purpose of determining suitable sites for such stock farms as may be established as herein provided, a committee is hereby created which shall consist of the chairman of the Committee on Agriculture of the Philippine Assembly, the Director of Agriculture, and one other member to be appointed by the Governor-General upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Public Instruction.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on its passage. TIaCcD
Enacted, February 5, 1915.
Cite This Law
Appropriating the Sum of P25,000 to be Devoted to the Increase of Domestic Breeding and Work Animals, Act No. 2497, Feb 5, 1915 (Philippines)
Appropriating the Sum of P25,000 to be Devoted to the Increase of Domestic Breeding and Work Animals, Act No. 2497 (Phil. 1915)
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