Exemption of Lands in Batangas from Payment of Land Tax for 1902
Act No. 457, enacted on September 11, 1902, exempts lands in the Province of Batangas from land tax for the year 1902 due to the adverse effects of war. It also postpones the appraisement and assessment of land for taxation purposes in the province for an additional year. The legislation was expedited for the public good, emphasizing the urgent need for relief in the affected area. The Act takes effect immediately upon its passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 457
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 11, 1902
ACT NO. 457
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE EXEMPTION OF THE LANDS IN THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS FROM PAYMENT OF THE LAND TAX FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWO, AND EXTENDING THE DATE FOR THE APPRAISEMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF LAND IN SAID PROVINCE FOR ONE YEAR
SECTION 1. In view of the depressed conditions prevailing in the Province of Batangas, due to its having been recently subjected to severe losses by reason of war, the collection of the land tax provided by the Municipal Code and the Provincial Government Act is hereby suspended in said province for the year nineteen hundred and two.
SECTION 2. The date prescribed by section fifty-two of the Municipal Code for the appraisement and assessment of lands for taxation purposes is hereby postponed in the Province of Batangas for the period of one year.
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.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
Enacted: September 11, 1902
Cite This Law
Exemption of Lands in Batangas from Payment of Land Tax for 1902, Act No. 457, Sep 11, 1902 (Philippines)
Exemption of Lands in Batangas from Payment of Land Tax for 1902, Act No. 457 (Phil. 1902)
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