Holding of Sweepstake Race by PCSO for the Benefit of Bureau of Public Schools Athletic Program
Republic Act No. 1159, approved on June 17, 1954, authorizes the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office to conduct a special sweepstake horse race. The net proceeds from this event are designated to support the Bureau of Public Schools' athletic program, including the national interscholastic athletic meet. Prize allocations for the winning horses are to be proportionate to the winning ticket prizes, capped at a maximum of fifty thousand pesos. The Act is effective upon approval and is subject to budgeting and auditing regulations.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1159
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 17, 1954
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1159
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE TO HOLD ONE SPECIAL SWEEPSTAKE RACE FOR THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATHLETIC PROGRAM AS BENEFICIARY
SECTION 1. The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office shall hold in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-four one special sweepstake horse race the net proceeds of which shall, after deducting the payment of the prizes and expenses as provided in Act Numbered Forty-one hundred and thirty, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Five hundred and forty-six, be turned over to the Director of the Bureau of Public Schools, Manila, for the support of its yearly physical education program including the national interscholastic athletic meet, all expenses therefor to be subject to budgeting and auditing regulations. In said special sweepstake horse race, the prizes for the three winning horses shall be in direct proportion, respectively, to the three main prizes for winning tickets and shall be ten per cent thereof, but in no case shall the total amount of the prizes for winning horses exceed fifty thousand pesos. aisa dc
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 17, 1954
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 50, No. 9, p. 4069 in September 1954
Cite This Law
Holding of Sweepstake Race by PCSO for the Benefit of Bureau of Public Schools Athletic Program, Republic Act No. 1159, Jun 17, 1954 (Philippines)
Holding of Sweepstake Race by PCSO for the Benefit of Bureau of Public Schools Athletic Program, Republic Act No. 1159 (Phil. 1954)
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