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Act No. 2716

Act No. 2716

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in

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Section 1

Section 1. Article four hundred and thirty-seven of the Penal Code is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: "For the purposes of the law establishing divorce, the husband who, not being included in the preceding cases, cohabits with a woman who is not his wife, shall be considered guilty of concubinage and shall be punished with the penalty prescribed in this section for the crime of concubinage."

Section 2

This Act shall take effect on its approval

Section 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval. ℒαwρhi৷

Approved, March 17, 1917.