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201 documents · 1939, 1940

Commonwealth Act No. 613

AN ACT TO CONTROL AND REGULATE THE IMMIGRATION OF ALIENS INTO THE PHILIPPINES.

1940
53 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 612

AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX, ENTITLED "AN ACT APPROPRIATING SIX MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS FOR PUBLIC WORKS."

1940
4 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 611

AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE ENTITLED "AN ACT APPRROPRIATING EIGHT MILLION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR PUBLIC WORKS", AS AMENDED.

1940
6 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 610

AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY, ENTITLED "AN ACT APPROPRIATING NINETY-SIX MILLION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE THOUSAND AND THREE HUNDRED PESOS FOR PUBLIC WORKS."

1940
2 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 609

AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY, ENTITLED "AN ACT APPROPRIATING FIVE MILLION FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDINGS."

1940
2 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 608

AN ACT TO REVISE COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE. ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REGULATE THE RELATIONS BETWEEN LANDOWNER AND TENANT AND TO PROVIDE FOR COMPULSORY ARBITRATION OF ANY CONTROVERSY ARISING BETWEEN THEM."

1940
2 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 607

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS.

1940
6 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 606

AN ACT TO REGULATE THE TRANSFER OF VESSELS AND OF SHIPPING FACILITIES AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.

1940
6 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 605

AN ACT TO PROVIDE PENSIONS FOR VETERANS OF THE PAST PHILIPPINE REVOLUTIONS OR WARS, TO CREATE A BOARD OF PENSIONS FOR VETERANS, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS THEREFOR.

1940
20 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 604

AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ILOILO.

1940
11 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 603

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-FIVE AND SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX-B OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.

1940
5 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 602

AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND ARTICLE FIVE OF CHAPTER ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED FORTY-TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-EIGHT, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE UNLAWFUL USE OF THE ARMS AND GREAT SEAL OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES OR THE COMMISSION OF ANY ACT TO DISHONOR OR RIDICULE THE SAME.

1940
5 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 601

AN ACT TO REGULATE THE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF PLACES OF AMUSEMENT IN CHARTERED CITIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS.

1940
2 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 600

AN ACT DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO SAFEGUARD THE INTEGRITY OF THE PHILIPPINES AND TO INSURE THE TRANQUILLITY OF ITS INHABITANTS.

1940
7 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 599

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS ONE, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX,SEVEN, AND EIGHT OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED NINETY-SIX, ENTITLED AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEVYING OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS TO COVER THE COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT OR REPAIR OF NATIONAL ROADS WITHIN THE CITY OF MANILA" BY MAKING THE SAME APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES AND ALL CHARTERED CITIES.

1940
8 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 598

AN ACT RELATING TO THE PROCEDURE IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE DISCIPLINE OF SUBORDINATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE AND CREATING A CIVIL SERVICE BOARD OF APPEALS.

1940
5 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 597

AN ACT TO AMEND PURPOSE VI OF SECTION NINETY-SEVEN OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE, AS AMENDED BY SECTION THIRTY-NINE OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE.

1940
2 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 596

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE VERIFICATION FREE OF CHARGE BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AS NOTARIES EX-OFFICIO, AND FOR REGISTRATION FREE OF CHARGE BY REGISTER OF DEEDS, OF INSTRUMENTS OF MORTGAGE, TRANSFER OB INCUMBRANCE OF ANY NATURE, EXECUTED BY A MEMBER OF A COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION IN FAVOR OF THE LATTER.

1940
3 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 595

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKE OFFICE TO HOLD ANNUALLY ONE SPECIAL SWEEPSTAKE RACE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ANOTHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PHILIPPINE AMATEUR ATHLETIC FEDERATION.

1940
2 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 594

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO GRANT RETIREMENT GRATUITY TO THE ESTATE OF LORENZO PALILEO.

1940
2 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 593

AN ACT TO SUSPEND THE EFFECT OF SECTIONS THREE AND FOUR OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBER ED FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN, FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINE, AND ENDING JUNE THIRTY, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY, INSOFAR AS THEY AFFECT OWNERS OR PERSONS IN CONTROL OF SUGAR LANDS.

1940
2 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 592

Be it enacted by the National Assembly of the Philippines:

1940
35 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 591

AN ACT TO CREATE A BUREAU OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS, TO CONSOLIDATE STATISTICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT THEREIN.

1940
10 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 590

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO SELL OR EXCHANGE CERTAIN GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES.

1940
2 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 589

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL RITUAL IN ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

1940
4 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 588

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO MAKE TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICES.

1940
2 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 587

AN ACT APPROPRIATING NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS FOR PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS.

1940
2 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 586

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REVISION OF THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC ELEMENTARY EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES INCLUDING THE FINANCING THEREOF.

1940
11 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 585

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE EXPORTATION OF FIBERS (BUNTAL), SEEDS OR SEEDLINGS OF THE PLANT COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "BURI".

1940
3 sections

Commonwealth Act No. 584

AN ACT TO EXTEND THE EFFECTS OF THE PROVISIONS OF ACT NUMBERED FORTY-ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE LIMITATION, REGULATION, AND ALLOCATION OF SUGAR PRODUCED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR THE PROCESSING AND MARKETING THEREOF,AND FOE OTHER PURPOSES," AS AMENDED.

1940
2 sections