Extending to Mindoro, Palawan and Batanes the Provisions of Laws Referring to the Levying and Extension of the Cedula Personal Tax
Act No. 2554, enacted on January 31, 1916, extends the provisions related to the cedula personal tax to the provinces of Mindoro, Palawan, and Batanes, with certain exceptions. It incorporates the rules for levying, collecting, executing, and disposing of the tax, as well as provisions for increasing or postponing payments. Delinquent taxpayers are to be tried in local inferior courts, with the right to appeal to a higher court. Additionally, previous conflicting laws specific to these provinces are repealed. This act took effect on January 1, 1916.
Quick Answers
- What is Extending to Mindoro, Palawan and Batanes the Provisions of Laws Referring to the Levying and Extension of the Cedula Personal Tax about?
- Act No. 2554, enacted on January 31, 1916, extends the provisions related to the cedula personal tax to the provinces of Mindoro, Palawan, and Batanes, with certain exceptions. It incorporates the rules for levying, collecting, executing, and disposing of the tax, as well as provisions for increasing or postponing payments. Delinquent taxpayers are to be tried in local inferior courts, with the right to appeal to a higher court. Additionally, previous conflicting laws specific to these provinces are repealed. This act took effect on January 1, 1916.
- What type of law is Act No. 2554?
- Extending to Mindoro, Palawan and Batanes the Provisions of Laws Referring to the Levying and Extension of the Cedula Personal Tax (Act No. 2554) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Extending to Mindoro, Palawan and Batanes the Provisions of Laws Referring to the Levying and Extension of the Cedula Personal Tax enacted?
- Extending to Mindoro, Palawan and Batanes the Provisions of Laws Referring to the Levying and Extension of the Cedula Personal Tax (Act No. 2554) was enacted on Jan 31, 1916.
- What is the citation for Extending to Mindoro, Palawan and Batanes the Provisions of Laws Referring to the Levying and Extension of the Cedula Personal Tax?
- Extending to Mindoro, Palawan and Batanes the Provisions of Laws Referring to the Levying and Extension of the Cedula Personal Tax, Act No. 2554, Jan 31, 1916 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2554
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 31, 1916
ACT NO. 2554
AN ACT EXTENDING TO THE PROVINCES OF MINDORO, PALAWAN, AND BATANES THE PROVISIONS OF ALL LAWS REFERRING TO THE LEVYING, COLLECTION, EXECUTION, DISPOSITION, AND EXTENSION OF THE CEDULA PERSONAL TAX, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, REPEALING SECTION NINETEEN OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX SO FAR AS IT REFERS TO SAID PROVINCES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. The provisions of the Provincial Government Act and all other general provisions of law relative to the establishment of the cedula tax and the imposition, collection, and execution thereof and the disposition of the revenues derived therefrom, including the power of increasing it conferred by Act Numbered Sixteen hundred and fifty-two, with the benefits established by Act Numbered Sixteen hundred and ninety-five, and the power to postpone the payment of said tax, conferred by Act Numbered Nineteen hundred and seventy-nine, are hereby declared applicable to the Provinces of Mindoro, Palawan, and Batanes: Provided, however, That persons delinquent in the payment of the ordinary or increased tax, though residing outside of the limits of a municipality, shall be tried for such delinquency by a court inferior to the Court of First Instance established in the municipality, or before the nearest court of the same category if there be none in the municipality, or if the delinquent taxpayer resides outside of the limits thereof, and the defendant shall be entitled to appeal to the competent Court of First Instance.
SECTION 2. Section nineteen of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ninety-six, subsection (i) of section twenty-two of Act Numbered Twenty-three hundred and thirty-nine, both in so far as they refer to the Provinces of Mindoro, Palawan, and Batanes, and sections three and four of Act Numbered Two thousand and fifty-five, and all other Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect as of January first, nineteen hundred and sixteen.
Enacted, January 31, 1916.
Cite This Law
Extending to Mindoro, Palawan and Batanes the Provisions of Laws Referring to the Levying and Extension of the Cedula Personal Tax, Act No. 2554, Jan 31, 1916 (Philippines)
Extending to Mindoro, Palawan and Batanes the Provisions of Laws Referring to the Levying and Extension of the Cedula Personal Tax, Act No. 2554 (Phil. 1916)
Related Laws
- Time Extension for Payment of Cedula Personal Tax in Palawan for 1906Act No. 1494 • May 25, 1906 • Statutes
- Extending to the Provinces of Mindoro, Palawan, and Batanes the Provisions of Chapters 63 and 64 of the Administrative Code of 1917Act No. 2824 • Mar 5, 1919 • Statutes
- Extending the Provisions of the Third Paragraph of Section 7 of Act No. 2041 to the Justices of the Peace of Palawan, Mindoro and BatanesAct No. 2559 • Feb 2, 1916 • Statutes
- An Act Providing for the Appointment of a Third Member of the Provincial Board in the Provinces of Mindoro, Palawan, and Batanes under Certain Circumstances, Providing that in Said Provinces the Provincial Treasurer shall be Accountable for All Public Property, and to Amend Act Numbered Eleven Hundred and Eighty-Nine by Providing that Residents of Provinces Organized under "The Special Provincial Government Act," Numbered Thirteen Hundred and Ninety-Six, shall be Exempt from the Payment of the Cedula TaxAct No. 2055 • Feb 3, 1911 • Statutes
- Authorizing the Provincial Boards of Palawan, Mindoro and Batanes to Extend the Time for the Payment, without Penalty, of Taxes in Their ProvincesAct No. 2599 • Feb 4, 1916 • Statutes
- Time Extension for Payment of Cedula Tax for 1905 in Certain Districts, Municipalities and TownshipsAct No. 1400 • Sep 29, 1905 • Statutes
Browse More Statutes
Explore other laws in the Statutes category.
View All StatutesNeed Help Understanding This Law?
Ask our AI assistant to explain provisions, implications, or related laws.
Ask AI About This Law