Commonwealth Acts enacted in 1937


(Go to 1936, 1938.)


Ref. No. Title Date
C.A. No. 231 AN ACT TO AMEND PARAGRAPH TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE OF SECTION EIGHT OF THE ACT ENTITLED “AN ACT TO RAISE REVENUE FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,” APPROVED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES ON AUGUST FIFTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE, AS AMENDED 1937-03-09
C.A. No. 232 AN ACT AMENDING FURTHER SECTION FOURTEEN OF THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO EXEMPT NATURAL ROCK ASPHALT FROM THE PAYMENT OF WHARFAGE CHARGES 1937-03-09
C.A. No. 233 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE HOLDING OF ELECTIONS OF PROVINCIAL, CITY, AND MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND AMEND FOR SAID PURPOSE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ON ELECTIONS AND KINDRED MATTERS 1937-09-15
C.A. No. 234 AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS AS AID FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NEW ELEMENTARY CLASSES 1937-09-15
C.A. No. 235 AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE 1937-09-16
C.A. No. 236 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO DESIGNATE ANY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, OFFICE OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, OR TO CREATE A NEW OFFICE OR AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING ALLOTMENTS OF ANY QUOTA ESTABLISHED FOR THE PHILIPPINES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED STATES SUGAR ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN, ON THE BASIS SPECIFIED IN SECTION SIX (D) OF PUBLIC LAW NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN, APPROVED MARCH TWENTY FOUR, NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR, AND OF ENFORCING ACT NUMBERED FORTY ONE HUNDRED SIXTY SIX, AS AMENDED BY COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY SEVEN, AND PROVIDING THE NECESSARY FUNDS THEREFOR 1937-09-16
C.A. No. 237 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE RESTORATION AND PAYMENT OF ALL ANNUITIES DUE TO PERSONS RETIRED UNDER AND PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF ACTS NUMBERED THIRTY HUNDRED AND FIFTY, THIRTY ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THREE, AND ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, EACH AS AMENDED AND IN EFFECT PRIOR TO NOVEMBER FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX 1937-09-23
C.A. No. 238 Abolition Of The Cedula Tax 1937-11-15
C.A. No. 239 AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE RELIEF OF COMMUNITIES AND INDIGENT SUFFERERS FROM TYPHOONS, FLOODS, OR OTHER PUBLIC CALAMITIES 1937-11-29
C.A. No. 240 AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF FIVE MILLION FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDINGS 1937-12-08
C.A. No. 241 AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FIVE MILLION PESOS TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY THE SECRETARY OF FINANCE AMONG THE PROVINCES, SUBPROVINCES, CHARTERED CITIES MUNICIPALITIES AND MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS ON THE BASIS OF THE YEARLY AVERAGE OF THEIR SHARES IN PROCEEDS OF THE CEDULA TAX COLLECTED DURING THE YEARS NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX, AND NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN, TO COMPENSATE THE SAID BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE LOSS FROM THEIR REVENUES ON ACCOUNT OF THE ABOLITION OF THE CEDULA TAX 1937-12-09
C.A. No. 242 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ANNUAL GRANT OF ONE MILLION PESOS FROM THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO THE CITY OF MANILA 1937-12-09
C.A. No. 243 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN AND FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED BY THE COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN 1937-12-10
C.A. No. 244 AN ACT SETTING THE FOURTH MONDAY OF JANUARY OF EACH YEAR AS THE DAY FOR THE OPENING OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 1937-12-10
C.A. No. 247 AN ACT TO MAKE THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO THOUSAND AND NINETY SEVEN OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE APPLICABLE TO THE PROVINCIAL BOARDS OF ABRA, CAMARINES NORTE, MARINDUQUE, MASBATE AND ROMBLON, AND REPEALING THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF THE SAID SECTION 1937-12-17
C.A. No. 248 AN ACT EXTENDING TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES RETIRED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY NINE THE PRIVILEGES GRANTED BY COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND SIX TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES RETIRED UNDER ACT NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND AND FIFTY ONE 1937-12-17
C.A. No. 249 AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SO AS TO TRANSFER TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE CHANGES IN THE NAMES PROVIDED BY MUNICIPAL COUNCILS FOR STREETS, AVENUES, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES 1937-12-17
C.A. No. 250 AN ACT A MENDING SECTIONS TWENTY SEVEN AND TWENTY EIGHT, AND THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION TWENTY NINE OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ZAMBOANGA, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT IN TWO INSTALLMENTS OF THE TAXES ON REAL ESTATE IN THE SAID CITY, PLACING THE ADDITIONAL TAX AS PENALTY AT TWO PER CENTUM FOR EACH FULL MONTH OF DELINQUENCY DUE ON THE AMOUNT OF THE ORIGINAL TAX DUE, AND TO PERMIT REMISSION OF SUCH TAXES 1937-12-17
C.A. No. 251 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THREE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED BY COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN 1937-12-17
C.A. No. 252 AN ACT AUTHORIZING HIS EXCELLENCY, MANUEL L. QUEZON, PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, TO ACCEPT THE DECORATION KNOWN AS THE “ORDER OF THE BRILLIANT JADE”, CONFERRED UPON HIM BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA 1937-12-21