Defining the Jurisdiction of the Civil and of the Military Authorities Over Lands Reserved for Military Purposes
Act No. 530, enacted on November 24, 1902, establishes the jurisdictional framework governing public lands in the Philippine Islands reserved by the U.S. President for military purposes. It prohibits the sale and distribution of intoxicating liquors on these lands, affirms the military's authority to evict trespassers, and prohibits interference from civilian authorities. The act also exempts military personnel's property from taxation and forbids the establishment of mining claims on reserved lands. Violations related to the destruction of timber or public property are subject to fines or imprisonment. Overall, this law emphasizes military control and protection of designated lands.
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- What is Defining the Jurisdiction of the Civil and of the Military Authorities Over Lands Reserved for Military Purposes about?
- Act No. 530, enacted on November 24, 1902, establishes the jurisdictional framework governing public lands in the Philippine Islands reserved by the U.S. President for military purposes. It prohibits the sale and distribution of intoxicating liquors on these lands, affirms the military's authority to evict trespassers, and prohibits interference from civilian authorities. The act also exempts military personnel's property from taxation and forbids the establishment of mining claims on reserved lands. Violations related to the destruction of timber or public property are subject to fines or imprisonment. Overall, this law emphasizes military control and protection of designated lands.
- What type of law is Act No. 530?
- Defining the Jurisdiction of the Civil and of the Military Authorities Over Lands Reserved for Military Purposes (Act No. 530) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Defining the Jurisdiction of the Civil and of the Military Authorities Over Lands Reserved for Military Purposes enacted?
- Defining the Jurisdiction of the Civil and of the Military Authorities Over Lands Reserved for Military Purposes (Act No. 530) was enacted on Nov 24, 1902.
- What is the citation for Defining the Jurisdiction of the Civil and of the Military Authorities Over Lands Reserved for Military Purposes?
- Defining the Jurisdiction of the Civil and of the Military Authorities Over Lands Reserved for Military Purposes, Act No. 530, Nov 24, 1902 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 530
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 24, 1902
ACT NO. 530
AN ACT DEFINING THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL AND OF THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES OVER LANDS RESERVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR MILITARY PURPOSES
SECTION 1. No licenses shall be granted for the sale of or dealing in any intoxicating liquors on any public land reserved by the President of the United States for military purposes in the Philippine Islands.
SECTION 2. The military authorities shall have the right to reject any intruder or trespasser on any public lands reserved by the President for military purposes in the Philippine Islands, and to suppress open breaches of the peace and abate nuisances thereon.
SECTION 3. No branch of the Civil Government in force on or over any public lands reserved by the President for military purposes, and no civilian residents thereon, shall interfere with military administration or the use of such lands for military purposes.
SECTION 4. The personal property of persons employed in the military service of the United States in the Philippine Islands and used by them incident to said service shall be exempt from all taxation under the laws in force in said Islands.
SECTION 5. No mining claims shall be located by any person on any public lands reserved by the President for military purposes in the Philippine Islands.
SECTION 6. Every person who unlawfully cuts, or aids, or is employed in unlawfully cutting, or wantonly destroys, or procures to be wantonly destroyed, any timber standing upon lands of the United States, which in pursuance of law may be reserved or purchased for military purposes in the Philippine Islands, or removes any other public property, shall, upon conviction, be fined for each offense a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding twelve months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
SECTION 7. No arrest of any officer, soldier, or civilian employee, in the military service of the United States on any military reservation, camp, or barracks, shall be made except on warrant in due form in writing and served upon the commanding officer thereof.
SECTION 8. All laws or part of laws in force in the Philippine Islands not inconsistent with military use of any public lands reserved by the President for military purposes shall be in full force and effect over said lands.
SECTION 9. 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 10. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, November 24, 1902.
Cite This Law
Defining the Jurisdiction of the Civil and of the Military Authorities Over Lands Reserved for Military Purposes, Act No. 530, Nov 24, 1902 (Philippines)
Defining the Jurisdiction of the Civil and of the Military Authorities Over Lands Reserved for Military Purposes, Act No. 530 (Phil. 1902)
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