Changing the Name of the Municipality of Almeria, Province of Leyte, to that of Kawayan and San Ricardo to that of Pintuyan
Act No. 1616, enacted on March 19, 1907, officially renames the municipality of Almeria in Leyte to Kawayan and relocates its municipal government to the barrio of Kawayan. Similarly, it changes the name of the municipality of San Ricardo to Pintuyan and transfers its municipal government to the barrio of Pintuyan. The Act emphasizes the urgency of these changes for the public good and stipulates that it will take effect immediately upon passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 1616
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 19, 1907
ACT NO. 1616
AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALMERIA, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, TO THAT OF KAWAYAN, AND TRANSFERRING THE SEAT OF ITS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT TO THE PRESENT BARRIO OF KAWAYAN; ALSO CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN RICARDO, IN THE SAID PROVINCE, TO THAT OF PINTUYAN, AND TRANSFERRING THE SEAT OF ITS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT TO THE PRESENT BARRIO OF PINTUYAN
SECTION 1. The municipality of Almeria, in the Province of Leyte, as established by paragraph eleven of section one of Act Numbered Nine hundred and fifty-four, shall hereafter be known as Kawayan, with the seat of the municipal government at the present barrio of Kawayan.
SECTION 2. The municipality of San Ricardo, in the Province of Leyte, as established by paragraph fifteen of section one of Act Numbered Nine hundred and fifty-four, as amended by Act Numbered Nine hundred and eighty-six, shall hereafter be known as Pintuyan, with the seat of the municipal government at the present barrio at Pintuyan.
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. SICDAa
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, March 19, 1907.
Cite This Law
Changing the Name of the Municipality of Almeria, Province of Leyte, to that of Kawayan and San Ricardo to that of Pintuyan, Act No. 1616, Mar 19, 1907 (Philippines)
Changing the Name of the Municipality of Almeria, Province of Leyte, to that of Kawayan and San Ricardo to that of Pintuyan, Act No. 1616 (Phil. 1907)
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