Acts Nos. 1601 to 1700


Ref. No. Title Date
Act No. 1601 AN ACT For The Relief Of The Province Of Bataan By Canceling, Under Certain Conditions, The Indebtedness Of The Province In The Sum Of Six Thousand Pesos, And Providing For A New Loan Of Six Thousand Pesos To Said Province For General Provincial Purposes 1907-03-11
Act No. 1602 AN ACT Amending Act Numbered Seven Hundred And Eighty, Entitled “An Act Providing For The Examination And Licensing Of Applicants For The Positions Of Master, Mate, Patron, And Engineer Of Seagoing Vessels In The Philippine Coastwise Trade, And Prescribing The Number Of Engineers To Be Employed By Such Vessels” 1907-03-12
Act No. 1603 AN ACT Transferring, Under Certain Conditions, To The Respective School Funds Of The Provinces Of La Union, Nueva Ecija, And Sorsogon, Certain Amounts Due From Said Provinces To The Insular Government 1907-03-12
Act No. 1604 AN ACT Amending Act Numbered Seven Hundred And Fifteen, Entitled “An Act Reducing The Twenty Four Municipalities Of The Province Of Oriental Negros To Fourteen,” By Transferring The Seat Of The Municipal Government Of The Municipality Of Dauin From Zamboanguita To Dauin And That Of The Municipality Of Tayasan From Tayasan To Jimalalud 1907-03-12
Act No. 1605 AN ACT Forbidding, Under Penalty, Bonded Officers Or Bonded Employees, Or Former Bonded Officers Or Bonded Employees, Of The Insular Government, Or Of Any Provincial Or Municipal Government In The Philippine Islands, Or The City Of Manila, From Leaving Or Attempting To Leave The Philippine Islands Without First Securing A Certificate From The Insular Auditor, And Repealing Act Numbered Eleven Hundred And Sixty One 1907-03-12
Act No. 1606 AN ACT Amending Act Numbered One Hundred And Forty Six, Relating To The Duties Of The Purchasing Agent, By Declaring The Manner In Which Estimates Are To Be Submitted And Purchases Made Thereunder 1907-03-12
Act No. 1607 AN ACT To Place Army Officers Serving With The Philippines Constabulary Under The Provisions Of Act Numbered One Thousand And Forty, In Regard To Leave Privileges 1907-03-13
Act No. 1608 AN ACT For The Relief Of The Estate Of Thomas Hardeman, Deceased, Late Treasurer Of Pangasinan Province 1907-03-13
Act No. 1609 AN ACT Amending Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred And Seven, Known As “The Reorganization Act,” By Abolishing The Bureau Of Cold Storage As A Separate Bureau, And Constituting The Same A Division Of The Bureau Of Supply 1907-03-14
Act No. 1610 AN ACT To Prescribe Penalties For Failure To Carry Proper Officers On Philippine Vessels 1907-03-14
Act No. 1611 AN ACT Amending Paragraph (e) Of Section Twenty One Of Act Numbered Eighty Two, Known As “The Municipal Code,” As Amended, So As To Authorize The Deposit Of Municipal Funds By Any Municipality In Any Duly Authorized Depository Of The Government Of The Philippine Islands Located In Such Municipality 1907-03-14
Act No. 1612 AN ACT Increasing The Number Of Municipalities In The Province Of Occidental Negros From Twenty One To Twenty Two, By Separating From Hog The Former Municipality Of Cavancalan And Reconstituting The Same Under The Name Of Kabankalan 1907-03-14
Act No. 1613 AN ACT Amending Act Numbered Three Hundred And Eight, Entitled “An Act Providing For The Establishment Of Municipal Boards Of Health And Fixing Their Powers And Duties” 1907-03-14
Act No. 1614 AN ACT Amending Section One Of Act Numbered Thirteen Hundred And Ninety Three, Entitled “An Act Providing For The Widening Of The Streets And The Adjustment Of Ownership Of Land Located Within Certain Specified Limits In The Municipality Of Cebu, Province Of Cebu,” By Providing A Change In The Personnel Of The Committee Appointed By Resolution Of The Philippine Commission Of March Twenty First, Nineteen Hundred And Five, And Inserting A New Paragraph In Said Act Authorizing Clerical Assistance 1907-03-18
Act No. 1615 AN ACT Providing For The Cancellation Of Official Bonds Of Registrars Of Property And Relieving Their Sureties From Responsibility On Such Bonds Executed Prior To August Thirteenth, Eighteen Hundred And Ninety Eight 1907-03-19
Act No. 1616 AN ACT Changing The Name Of The Municipality Of Almeria, Province Of Leyte, To That Of Kawayan, And Transferring The Seat Of Its Municipal Government To The Present Barrio Of Kawayan; Also Changing The Name Of The Municipality Of San Ricardo In The Said Province To That Of Pintuyan, And Transferring The Seat Of Its Municipal Government To The Present Barrio Of Pintuyan 1907-03-19
Act No. 1617 AN ACT Providing For The Establishment And Maintenance Of Toll Roads And Bridges 1907-03-20
Act No. 1618 AN ACT Increasing The Number Of Municipalities In The Province Of Misamis From Ten To Eleven, By Separating From Talisayan The Former Municipality Of Gingoog, Giving The Latter The Territory Which It Comprised Prior To The Passage Of Act Numbered Nine Hundred And Fifty One, And Providing For The Distribution Of Funds In The Municipal Treasury Of Talisayan, Resulting From The Separation From Talisayan Of The Former Municipality Of Gingoog 1907-03-20
Act No. 1619 AN ACT Increasing The Number Of Municipalities In The Province Of Bulacan From Fourteen To Fifteen, By Separating From Baliuag The Former Municipality Of San Rafael, Giving The Latter The Territory Which It Comprised Prior To The Passage Of Act Numbered Nine Hundred And Thirty Two, And Providing For The Distribution Of Funds In The Municipal Treasury Of Baliuag, Resulting From The Separation From Baliuag Of The Former Municipality Of San Rafael 1907-03-21
Act No. 1620 AN ACT Amending Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred And Ninety Three, Entitled “An Act To Encourage Economy And Saving Among The People Of The Philippine Islands, And To That End To Provide For The Establishment Of Postal Savings Banks And Their Administration Through The, Organization Of A Postal Savings Bank Division In The Bureau Of Posts, And For Other Purposes” 1907-03-22
Act No. 1621 AN ACT To Amend Section Forty Seven Of Act Numbered One Hundred And Eighty Three, Entitled “An Act To Incorporate The City Of Manila,” By Providing That The Annual Tax On The Assessed Value Of Real Estate In The City Of Manila For The Year Nineteen Hundred And Seven Shall Be One And One Half Per Centum Thereof 1907-03-27
Act No. 1622 AN ACT Providing For The Cancellation, Under Certain Conditions, Of The Unpaid Balances Remaining On Loans Made By The Insular Government To The Provinces Of Capiz, Batangas, Iloilo, And Romblon 1907-03-27
Act No. 1623 AN ACT Increasing The Number Of Municipalities In The Province Of Tarlac From Ten, As Established By Act Numbered Fifteen Hundred And Fifty Five, To Eleven, And Separating From The Municipality Of Paniqui The Barrios Of San Roman, Legaspi, San Agustin And Salcedo, And Annexing Them To The Municipality Of Moncada 1907-03-27
Act No. 1624 AN ACT Increasing The Number Of Municipalities In The Subprovince Of Abra, Province Of Ilocos Sur, From Five To Six, By Separating From Bangued The Former Municipality Of Tayum, Giving The Latter The Territory Which It Comprised Prior To The Passage Of Act Numbered One Thousand And One, And Providing For The Distribution Of Funds In The Municipal Treasury Of Bangued, Resulting From The Separation From Bangued Of The Former Municipality Of Tayum 1907-03-27
Act No. 1625 AN ACT Increasing The Number Of Municipalities In The Province Of Rizal From Seventeen To Nineteen, By Separating From San Felipe Neri The Former Municipality Of San Juan Del Monte And From Parañaque The Former Municipality Of Las Piñas, Giving To Each The Territory Which It Comprised Prior To The Passage Of Act Numbered Nine Hundred And Forty Two, And Providing For The Distribution Of Funds In The Municipal Treasuries Of Said Municipalities 1907-03-27
Act No. 1626 AN ACT Amending Act Numbered Nine Hundred And Thirty Nine, Entitled “An Act Reducing The Thirty Municipalities Of The Province Of La Laguna To Nineteen,” As Amended By Act Numbered One Thousand And Eight, By Changing The Seat Of The Municipal Government Of The Municipality Of Los Baños To Bay 1907-03-29
Act No. 1627 AN ACT To Amend Certain Sections Of General Orders, Numbered Fifty Eight Series Of Nineteen Hundred, And Certain Sections Of Acts Numbered Eighty Two, One Hundred And Thirty Six, One Hundred And Eighty Three As Amended, One Hundred And Ninety, One Hundred And Ninety Four As Amended, Seven Hundred And Eighty Seven As Amended; Also To Repeal Acts Numbered Five Hundred And Ninety As Amended, Nine Hundred And Ninety Two, And Fourteen Hundred And Fifty, And Designed To Unify The System Of Justice Of The Peace Courts, Clarify Existing Legislation Relative Thereto, And Further Increase The Efficiency Thereof 1907-03-30
Act No. 1628 AN ACT Extending The Time For Filing Declarations Of Property And For Paying Property Taxes For Nineteen Hundred And Six Without Penalty In Townships Organized Under The Township Government Act 1907-03-30
Act No. 1629 AN ACT To Amend Act Numbered Fifteen Hundred And Sixty Seven By Extending For One Month The Time Allowed For The Operations Of The Several Boards Engaged In The Assessment Of Land Values And The Time Prescribed For The Organization Of The Central Equalizing Board 1907-03-30
Act No. 1630 AN ACT Amending Section Seventy Of Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred And Fifty Nine, Entitled “The Corporation Law,” As Amended, By Extending The Time Within Which Foreign Corporations Shall Comply With The Provisions Of Said Act 1907-03-30
Act No. 1631 AN ACT To Amend Section Fifteen Of Act Numbered Seven Hundred And Eighty Seven, Entitled “An Act Providing For The Organization And Government Of The Moro Province” 1907-04-25
Act No. 1632 AN ACT To Authorize Graduates Of The Philippine Medical School Who Receive Therefrom The Degree Of Doctor Of Medicine To Practice Medicine And Surgery In The Philippine Islands Without Taking The Examination Prescribed For Act Numbered Three Hundred And Ten, And To Establish Certain Free Scholarships At The Philippine Medical School To Be Awarded Upon Competitive Examinations, And For Other Purposes 1907-04-25
Act No. 1634 AN ACT Providing That Municipal And Township Privileges Shall Be Let Annually Or For A Longer Period, Not Exceeding Five Years, To The Highest And Best Bidders Under Certain Conditions 1907-04-26
Act No. 1635 AN ACT To Amend Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred And Eighteen, Providing For A Loan Of Thirty Five Thousand Pesos To The Province Of Albay, By Increasing The Amount Of Said Loan To Sixty Thousand Pesos, And Extending The Time Of Repayment Thereof 1907-04-26
Act No. 1636 AN ACT To Aid Commercial Interests By Providing Ways And Means For The Transmission Of Money Within The Islands Through The Sale Of Demand Drafts And Telegraphic Transfers By The Insular Treasurer And Provincial Treasurers 1907-04-30
Act No. 1637 AN ACT Providing For Loans Of Sixty Thousand Pesos, Seventy Five Thousand Pesos, And Sixty Thousand Pesos To The Provinces Of Tayabas, Rizal, And La Laguna, Respectively, For The Construction Of Provincial Government Buildings 1907-04-30
Act No. 1638 AN ACT Providing For The Retirement Of Officers And Enlisted Men Of The Philippines Constabulary On Part Pay After Twenty Or More Years Of Satisfactory Service, And Amending Act Numbered Six Hundred And Nineteen 1907-04-30
Act No. 1639 AN ACT To Prohibit The Sale, Gift, Or Other Disposal Of Any Intoxicating Liquor, Other Than The So Called Native Wines And Liquors, To Any Member Of A Non Christian Tribe Within The Meaning Of Act Numbered Thirteen Hundred And Ninety Seven, And To Prohibit The Use Of Such Liquor By Any Member Of Such A Tribe 1907-05-01
Act No. 1640 AN ACT Authorizing The Postal Savings Bank Investment Board To Make Loans From Funds Available For Investment To Provinces Of The Philippine Islands, Under Guarantee Of The Insular Government 1907-05-03
Act No. 1641 AN ACT Granting To The City Of Manila The Right To Institute Condemnation Proceedings For The Expropriation Of Land In The Province Of Rizal Necessary For The Main For The New Water System For The City Of Manila 1907-05-06
Act No. 1642 AN ACT Providing For The Establishment Of Two Subprovinces To Be Known As The Subprovince Of Kalinga And The Subprovince Of Apayao 1907-05-09
Act No. 1643 AN ACT Extending The Time For The Payment Of The Cedula Tax For The Year Nineteen Hundred And Seven In The Township Of Imunan, Province Of Nueva Vizcaya 1907-05-10
Act No. 1644 AN ACT Repealing Act Numbered Thirteen Hundred And Seventy Five, Entitled “An Act Providing That One Fiscal Shall Perform The Duties Of Fiscal For The Provinces Of La Union And Zambales, Repealing The Provisions Of Law Authorizing A Separate Fiscal For Each Of Said Provinces, Fixing The Salary For The Fiscal Of The Two Provinces, And Making Provisions For Traveling Expenses Of Such Fiscal,” Providing For The Performance Of The Duties Of The Fiscal For The Province Of La Union And Providing That The Attorney General May Designate Any Assistant Attorney Or Fiscal To Perform The Duties Of Fiscal For The Province Of Zambales 1907-05-14
Act No. 1645 AN ACT To Legalize Municipal Elections, Heretofore Held Under The Provisions Of Act Numbered Eighty Two, On And After January Fifteenth, Nineteen Hundred And Seven 1907-05-14
Act No. 1646 AN ACT Establishing A New Boundary Line Between The Subprovince Of Amburayan And The Provinces Of Ilocos Sur And La Union, Making The Municipality Of Tagudin The Capital Of The Subprovince Of Amburayan, And Fixing The Powers And Duties Of Provincial Officers And, Provincial Boards In Provinces Organized Under The Special Provincial Government Act Relative To Municipalities Organized Under The Municipal Code 1907-05-15
Act No. 1647 AN ACT Amending Section Seven Hundred And Eighty Nine Of Act Numbered One Hundred And Ninety Providing For Fees For Governors, Sheriffs, And Other Persons Serving Process 1907-05-16
Act No. 1648 AN ACT Further To Amend Act Numbered Four Hundred And Ninety Six, Entitled “An Act To Provide For The Adjudication And Registration Of Title To Lands In The Philippine Islands,” So As To Provide For The Taking Of Evidence And The Making Of Findings Of Fact In Certain Land Registration Cases By Judges Of The Courts Of First Instance, To Empower Judges Of The Court Of Land Registration To Grant Injunctions, To Establish A Fixed Table Of Fees For Registration Cases, And For Other Purposes 1907-05-16
Act No. 1649 AN ACT Declaring All Of The Territory Comprised In The Island Of Marinduque A Subprovince Of Tayabas, And For Other Purposes 1907-05-17
Act No. 1650 AN ACT Appropriating The Stun Of One Hundred And Seventy Thousand Pesos From The Funds Realized From The Sale Of Public Improvement Bonds Authorized By Act Numbered Fourteen Hundred And Forty Four For The Purpose Of Improving The Port Of Iloilo 1907-05-17
Act No. 1651 AN ACT To Authorize Graduates Of Certain Schools Of Medicine And Pharmacy In The Philippine Islands To Practice Medicine And Surgery And Pharmacy Without Taking The Examinations Prescribed By Acts Numbered Three Hundred And Ten And Five Hundred And Ninety Seven, Respectively, And For Other Purposes 1907-05-18
Act No. 1652 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY THREE BY ENABLING PROVINCIAL BOARDS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE CEDULA TAX AND APPLY THE INCREASED REVENUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS AND BRIDGES, AND AMENDING SECTIONS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE AND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY NINE OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY NINE TO CORRESPOND 1907-05-18
Act No. 1653 AN ACT To Amend Act Numbered Fifteen Hundred And Eleven, Entitled “The Philippine Road Law,” By Enabling Municipalities To Avail Themselves Of Its Provisions In The Absence Of A Provincial Vote Of Acceptance And By Enabling Provinces And Municipalities To Avail Themselves Of Its Provisions For A Limited Period Of Time 1907-05-18
Act No. 1654 AN ACT To Provide For The Leasing Of Reclaimed Land For Commercial Purposes, For The Leasing Of The Foreshore And Lands Under Water, And To Regulate The Construction Of Bridges Over Navigable Waterways 1907-05-18
Act No. 1655 An Act For Preventing The Manufacture, Sale, Or Transportation Of Adulterated Or Misbranded Or Poisonous Or Deleterious Foods, Drugs, Medicines, And Liquors, And For Regulating Traffic Therein, And For Other Purposes 0000-00-00
Act No. 1658 AN ACT TO PROVIDE THE GRANTING OF A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH SYSTEMS AND TO CARRY ON OTHER ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION BETWEEN THE PROVINCES, CITIES, AND MUNICIPALITIES OF THE ISLAND OF LUZON 1907-05-18
Act No. 1663 AN ACT Separating From The Municipality Of Vigan, Province Of Ilocos Sur, The Former Municipality Of Santa Catalina, Reestablishing It As A New Municipality And Giving It The Territory Of Which It Was Constituted Prior To The Passage Of Act Numbered Nine Hundred And Thirty Four 1907-04-26
Act No. 1686 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES OF FIFTY PER CENTUM OF THE SUMS WHICH THEY WILL LOSE BY REASON OF THE SUSPENSION OF THE LAND TAX FOR THE LAST HALF OF THE CALENDAR YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN, TO APPROPRIATE FOR SUCH REIMBURSEMENT SUCH SUMS AS MAY BE NECESSARY FROM ANY FUNDS IN THE INSULAR TREASURY NOT OTHERWISE APPROPRIATED, AND TO REPEAL SECTION TWO OF ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINE 0000-00-00
Act No. 1696 Flag Law 1907-08-23
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