Reorganization of Representative Districts of Albay
Act No. 3617, enacted on December 5, 1929, reorganizes the representative districts of Albay province in the Philippines, establishing a total of four districts. The First District includes municipalities such as Bacacay and Tabaco, while the Second District comprises Camalig and Legaspi. The Third District consists of Guinobatan and Ligao, and the Fourth District encompasses municipalities on Catanduanes Island, including Virac and Bato. The Act repeals any conflicting regulations and is set to take effect on June 1, 1931.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3617
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 5, 1929
ACT NO. 3617
AN ACT REORGANIZING THE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS OF THE PROVINCE OF ALBAY AND CREATING A FOURTH DISTRICT COMPRISING THE SEVEN MUNICIPALITIES IN THE ISLAND OF CATANDUANES
SECTION 1. The Province of Albay is hereby re-divided into four representative districts, each district to be composed as follows: to the First District shall belong the municipalities of Bacacay, Malilipot, Tabaco, Malinao, Tiwi, and Libog; the Second District shall be composed of the municipalities of Camalig, Daraga, Legaspi, Manito, and Rapu-rapu; the Third District shall be composed of the municipalities of Guinobatan, Ligao, Oas, Polangui, Libon, and Jovellar; and to the Fourth District shall belong the municipalities of Virac, Bato, Baras, Viga, Panganiban, Panpan, and Calolbon.
SECTION 2. All acts and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provision of this Act are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on June first, nineteen hundred and thirty-one.
Approved, December 5, 1929.
Cite This Law
Reorganization of Representative Districts of Albay, Act No. 3617, Dec 5, 1929 (Philippines)
Reorganization of Representative Districts of Albay, Act No. 3617 (Phil. 1929)
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