Authorizing and Directing the Civil Governor to Appoint an Electrical Engineer and a Hydraulic Engineer for the Purpose of Preparing Plans and Specifications for the Conversion of the Water Power at the Botocan Waterfall, in the Province of La Laguna, Near Majayja,Y, Into Electrical Current to be Conveyed to the City Of Manila," by Providing for the Additional Survey of the Falls of the Rivers Caliraya and Lomot and the Surrounding Country An Act to Amend Section Two of Act Numbered Six Hundred and Thirty-Eight, Entitled "An Act
Act No. 853, enacted on August 26, 1903, amends a previous law (Act No. 638) by expanding the responsibilities of appointed engineers. In addition to their original task of preparing plans for converting the water power at the Botocan Waterfall into electrical current for Manila, they are now required to conduct a comprehensive survey of the Caliraya and Lomot Rivers and assess the feasibility of diverting the Lomot River to the Caliraya River. The act emphasizes the urgency of this amendment for public benefit and mandates its immediate effectiveness upon passage.
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- Act No. 853
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- Philippines
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- Congress of the Philippines
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August 26, 1903
ACT NO. 853
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO OF ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT, ENTITLED "AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CIVIL GOVERNOR TO APPOINT AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AND A HYDRAULIC ENGINEER FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE WATER POWER AT THE BOTOCAN WATERFALL, IN THE PROVINCE OF LA LAGUNA, NEAR MAJAYJA,Y, INTO ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO BE CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF MANILA," BY PROVIDING FOR THE ADDITIONAL SURVEY OF THE FALLS OF THE RIVERS CALIRAYA AND LOMOT AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY
SECTION 1. Section two of Act Numbered Six hundred and thirty-eight, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Said engineers shall also make a complete and comprehensive survey and map of the falls of the Caliraya River and the Lomot River and the surrounding country, and report on the feasibility of diverting the Lomot River by canals to the Caliraya River, and report on the conditions and possibilities of these rivers, as directed in the first paragraph of this section, regarding the falls of the Botocan River." cDHAES
SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, August 26, 1903.
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Authorizing and Directing the Civil Governor to Appoint an Electrical Engineer and a Hydraulic Engineer for the Purpose of Preparing Plans and Specifications for the Conversion of the Water Power at the Botocan Waterfall, in the Province of La Laguna, Near Majayja,Y, Into Electrical Current to be Conveyed to the City Of Manila," by Providing for the Additional Survey of the Falls of the Rivers Caliraya and Lomot and the Surrounding Country An Act to Amend Section Two of Act Numbered Six Hundred and Thirty-Eight, Entitled "An Act, Act No. 853, Aug 26, 1903 (Philippines)
Authorizing and Directing the Civil Governor to Appoint an Electrical Engineer and a Hydraulic Engineer for the Purpose of Preparing Plans and Specifications for the Conversion of the Water Power at the Botocan Waterfall, in the Province of La Laguna, Near Majayja,Y, Into Electrical Current to be Conveyed to the City Of Manila," by Providing for the Additional Survey of the Falls of the Rivers Caliraya and Lomot and the Surrounding Country An Act to Amend Section Two of Act Numbered Six Hundred and Thirty-Eight, Entitled "An Act, Act No. 853 (Phil. 1903)
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