Creation of Municipality of Mabinay, Negros Oriental
Republic Act No. 2496, enacted on June 21, 1959, establishes the Municipality of Mabinay in Negros Oriental, separating specific sitios from the Municipality of Bais. The government seat is designated at the Mabinay proposed townsite in sitio Tadlong, with the municipal council given the authority to propose alternative sites within a year. Initially, the mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors will be appointed by the President of the Philippines, pending the next general elections. The act officially takes effect on January 1, 1960.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 2496
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 21, 1959
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2496
AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MABINAY IN THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL
SECTION 1. The sitios of Baliw, Landas, Langao, Abis, Himocdongon, Bato, Luyang Namangka, Tadlong, Lumbangan, Panyabonan, Tubod, Inapoy, Barras and Banban of Barrio Bagtic, Municipality of Bais, Province of Negros Oriental, are separated from said municipality and are constituted into a distinct and independent municipality to be known as the Municipality of Mabinay, Province of Negros Oriental.
SECTION 2. The seat of government shall be in the Mabinay proposed townsite in sitio Tadlong, or in any of the sitios therein which the municipal council by two-thirds vote may hereafter propose: Provided, That if the municipal council fails or omits to propose a different site within one year after the organization of the municipal government, the permanent site shall be the Mabinay proposed townsite: Provided, further, That should the council propose a different site within the period stated, that site so proposed shall be the seat of the municipal government.
SECTION 3. The first mayor, vice-mayor and councilors of the new municipality shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments not earlier than the first of January, nineteen hundred and sixty, and shall hold office until their successors shall have been elected in the next general elections for provincial and municipal officials, and shall have been duly qualified.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January first, Nineteen Hundred and Sixty.
Enacted without executive approval, June 21, 1959.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 55, No. 37, p. 7882 on September 14, 1959
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Creation of Municipality of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Republic Act No. 2496, Jun 21, 1959 (Philippines)
Creation of Municipality of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Republic Act No. 2496 (Phil. 1959)
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