Authority of Solicitor General to Expropriate Estate of Matute in Gov. Generoso, Davao as Townsite
Republic Act No. 5905, enacted on June 21, 1969, authorizes the Solicitor General to expropriate a 20-hectare estate in Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental, for use as a townsite. The expropriation must occur within six months of the Act's approval, and the land will be purchased at a price that includes due taxes and licenses. Any portions of the land not required for public use will be subdivided and sold to local residents on an installment basis over a maximum of ten years. The Act took effect immediately upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette on March 2, 1970.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 5905
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 21, 1969
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5905
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE SOLICITOR GENERAL TO EXPROPRIATE THE ESTATE OF MATUTE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GOVERNOR GENEROSO, PROVINCE OF DAVAO, AS TOWNSITE OF THE SAID MUNICIPALITY
SECTION 1. The Solicitor General is hereby directed and authorized to expropriate, within six months from the approval of this Act, the Estate of Matute situated near the municipal building of the Municipality of Governor Generoso, Province of Davao Oriental, consisting of twenty hectares, more or less, and pay the price of the land with the taxes and licenses due to the Government from the said land.
The land to be expropriated shall be used as a townsite of the said municipality: Provided, That such lands which are not needed for public use shall be subdivided by the municipality into lots to be sold at cost to the residents thereof on installment within a period of not more than ten years.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. acd
Enacted without Executive approval, June 21, 1969.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 66, No. 9, p. 2040 on March 2, 1970
Cite This Law
Authority of Solicitor General to Expropriate Estate of Matute in Gov. Generoso, Davao as Townsite, Republic Act No. 5905, Jun 21, 1969 (Philippines)
Authority of Solicitor General to Expropriate Estate of Matute in Gov. Generoso, Davao as Townsite, Republic Act No. 5905 (Phil. 1969)
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