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Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines

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Legislative Acts passed by the legislature established by virtue of the 1935 Constitution: first the National Assembly, then the Congress of the Philippines. Beginning July 4, 1946, with the restoration of the independence of the Philippines, the legislative acts of Congress became known as Republic Acts. —as stated in the Official Gazette.

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Number	Year	Short title	Full title
1	1935	The National Defense Act.	AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PENALIZING CERTAIN VIOLATIONS THEREOF, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
2	1935	-	AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL, PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
3	1935	-	AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ON THE JUDICIARY, BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT AND CREATING THE COURT OF APPEALS AND DEFINING THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
4	1935	-	AN ACT TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO HE LOANED TO THE MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY FOR THE PURCHASE OR REDEMPTION BEFORE MATURITY OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY FIRST MORTGAGE SOUTHERN LINES FOUR PER CENT GOLD BONDS DUE MAY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
5	1935	-	AN ACT GIVING THE PRESIDENT FOR A LIMITED PERIOD AUTHORITY TO EFFECT URGENT REFORMS AND CHANGES IN THE DIFFERENT EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS AND OFFICES OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR PURPOSES OF ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY, CREATING A GOVERNMENT SURVEY BOARD AND APPROPRIATING THE NECESSARY FUNDS THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
6	1935	-	AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK TO WRITE UP THE VALUE OF CERTAIN ASSETS WHICH HAD BEEN CONSIDERED AS LOSSES AND WRITTEN OFF IN PURSUANCE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR, TO PAY TO THE GOVERNMENT AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
7	1935	-	AN ACT TO CREATE A NATIONAL LOAN AND INVESTMENT BOARD, DEFINING ITS POWERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
8	1935	-	AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS OUT OF THE SIXTY PER CENTUM" AVAILABLE FOR INVESTIGATION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF PORTS OF THE "PORT WORKS FUND" CREATED BY ACT NUMBERED THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO, TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE GENERAL FUND TO REIMBURSE IN PART THE PAYMENTS MADE IN PRIOR YEARS FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE INTERESTS AND SINKING FUNDS OF THE BONDS ISSUED BY VIRTUE OF ACT NUMBERED TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHT AND THE INTERESTS AND SINKING FUNDS FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX OF THE BONDS ISSUED BY VIRTUE OF ACTS NUMBERED THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN AND THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN.	view
9	1935	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED FORTY-TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF THE OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER GUESTS OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING THEIR FAMILIES, TO ATTEND THE INAUGURATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR," AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED FORTY-TWO HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT, BY INCREASING TO TWO HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND PESOS, THE SUM AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
10	1935	-	AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATIONS, COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF THE RESIDENT COMMISSIONER OF THE PHILIPPINES TO THE UNITED STATES, APPROPRIATE FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
11	1935	-	AN ACT TO VEST IN THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES OR IN SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS AS HE MAY DESIGNATE, FROM TIME TO TIME, ALL POWERS OVER THE GOVERNMENT BUSINESS COMPANIES HERETOFORE VESTED BY LAW IN THE BOARD OF CONTROL OR COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO REPRESENT THE STOCK HELD BY THE GOVERNMENT IN SUCH COMPANIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
12	1935	-	AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE EXTERMINATION OR CONTROL OF LOCUSTS, TO BE EXPENDED IN THE MANNER AND PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR, AND FOR THE CONTROL OF BUDROT AND OTHER COCOANUT PESTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
13	1935	-	AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE RELIEF AND REHABILITATION OF INDIGENT SUFFERERS FROM TYPHOONS, FLOODS, OR OTHER PUBLIC CALAMITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
14	1935	-	AN ACT FIXING THE SALARY OF THE SPEAKER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AT TWELVE THOUSAND PESOS PER ANNUM.	view
15	1935	-	AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF THIRTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CEBU, PROVINCE OF CEBU, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX. AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
16	1935	-	AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF SIXTY THOUSAND PESOS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF A FILIPINO ATHLETIC DELEGATION TO THE ELEVENTH OLYMPIAD.	view
17	1935	-	AN ACT DESIGNATING THE DATE FOR THE OPENING OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.	view
18	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THIRTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED FORTY-ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ART TO FACILITATE AND PROMOTE THE OCCUPATION AND CULTIVATION OF PUBLIC LAND AT PRESENT UNOCCUPIED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SETTLEMENT DISTRICTS, APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF ONE MIL LION PESOS FOR SAID PURPOSE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," BY MAKING THE FUND THEREIN APPROPRIATED AVAILABLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.	view
19	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO, LETTER B, OF ACT .NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN AS AUTHORIZED AND AMENDED BY SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
20	1936	-	AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO ORDER THE INSTITUTION OF EXPROPRIATION PROCEEDINGS OR TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING PORTIONS OF LARGE LANDED ESTATES USED AS HOME SITES AND RESELLING THEM AT COST TO THEIR BONA FIDE OCCUPANTS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
21	1936	-	AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY	view
22	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND LIVE OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, BY AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO DESIGNATE ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OR SUITABLE PERSON NOT IN THE SERVICE AS ACTING PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
23	1936	-	AN ACT APPROPRIATIONS AN ADDITIONAL SUM OF EIGHTY-FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE PESOS FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE BUREAU OF HEALTH FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NATIONAL PSYCHOPATHIC HOSPITAL DURING THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST FIRST TO DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, INCLUDING SALARIES OF PERSONNEL, SUNDRY EXPENSES, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, AND (HE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SERVICE IN THE INSTITUTION.	view
24	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN.	view
25	1936	-	AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO USE ANY UNEXPENDED BALANCE OF ANY APPROPRIATION, OR PART THEREOF, PROVIDED FOR UNDER SECTION NINETY-EIGHTH OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE, TO COVER DEFICITS IN THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MOBILIZATION AND TRAINING CENTERS PROVIDED IN THE SAME SECTION OF THE SAID ACT.	view
26	1936	-	AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF QUINGUA, PROVINCE OF BULACAN, TO THAT OF PLARIDEL IN MEMORY OF THE PATRIOT MARCELO H. DEL PILAR.	view
27	1936	-	AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BARRIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, MUNICIPALITY OF ZARAGOZA, PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA, TO THAT OF GENERAL LUNA.	view
28	1936	-	AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BARRIO OF PAYOMPON, MUNICIPALITY OF SABLAYAN, PROVINCE OF MINDORO, TO THAT OF BUENAVISTA.	view
29	1936	-	AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BARRIO OF GUMALPONG. MUNICIPALITY OF BACO, PROVINCE OF MINDORO, TO THAT OF SANTA ROSA.	view
30	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS THIRTY-FOUR, THIRTY-SIX AND THIRTY-SEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR KNOWN AS "THE PUBLIC LAND ACT."	view
31	1936	-	AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE PHILIPPINES TO PRESENT DECORATION TO JUAN CALVO FOR THEIR EXTRAORDINARY AND MANILA TO MADRID, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF.	view
32	1936	-	AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SUBDIVISION AND SALE OF ALL THE PORTIONS OF THE FRIAR LANDS ESTATES REMAINING UNDISPOSED OF.	view
33	1936	-	AN ACT AUTHORIZING: THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT DONATIONS OF MONEY MADE FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AND TO PRESCRIBE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER WHICH THE DONATED MONEY MAY BE EXPENDED BY THE PHILIPPINE ARMY.	view
34	1936	-	AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE HOLDING OF A PLEBISCITE ON THE QUESTION OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE.	view
35	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS ONE, TWO, SIX, AND SEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE, AS AMENDED, IN ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE ALL TAXES OR REAL PROPERLY AND THE PENALTIES THEREON DUE BUT UNPAID FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE AND PREVIOUS YEARS, TO PROVIDE TIME AND MANNER OF PAYMENT OF SAID TAXES, AND SETTING ASIDE FORFEITURES HERETOFORE EFFECTED.	view
36	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SEVEN, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND THE ALTERATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCES OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES IN THE CITIES OF MANILA AND BAGUIO, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR.	view
37	1936	-	AN ACT INCREASING THE RATES OF SALARIES AND WANES OF LOW-PAID EMPLOYEES AND COMMON LABORERS OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO THE MINIMUM RATES FIXED BY THE PRESIDENT UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDERS NUMBERED FORTY-NINE AND FIFTY, ELATED AUGUST NINETEENTH AND TWENTY-FOURTH, RESPECTIVELY, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX, AND APPROPRIATING THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO COVER THE AMOUNT OF THE INCREASES FOR THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER FIRST TO DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX.	view
38	1936	-	AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE NECESSARY EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN.	view
39	1936	The Charter of the City of Zamboanga.	AN ACT CREATING THE CITY OF ZAMBOANGA.	view
40	1936	-	AN ACT TO REVIVE CIVIL CASE NO. 47549 OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA, BY REPEALING SECTION’ TWO OF ACT NUMBERED FORTY-TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY.	view
41	1936	-	AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PROVINCIAL, MUNICIPAL, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO PURCHASE REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY AND TO DONATE THE SAME TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE USE OF THE PHILIPPINE ARMY.	view
42	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.	view
43	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION TWO AND TO REPEAL SECTION SIX OF ACT NUMBERED FORTY-ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOUR, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR LABORER'S DWELLINGS, APPROPRIATE FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.	view
44	1936	-	AN ACT APPLYING THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW TO THE ELECTION OF ASSEMBLYMEN FROM THE PROVINCES OF LANAO, COTABATO, AND SULU.	view
45	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX OF THE ELECTION LAW, BEING CHAPTER EIGHTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.	view
46	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS ONE AND SIX AMENDING 3740 OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PENALIZE FRAUDULENT ADVERTISING, MISLABELING, OR MISBRANDING OF ANY PRODUCT, STOCK, BONDS, ETC.", BY AMPLIFYING THE SCOPE OF SECTION ONE AND RAISING THE MINIMUM PENALTY PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION SIX.	view
47	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE, PARAGRAPH A-(C): CEBU ITEMS NUMBERED 28 AND 34; AND SECTION TWO OF ACT NUMBERED FORTY-ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC WORKS ACT.	view
48	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE, PARAGRAPH A (C): ANTIQUE, ITEM NUMBERED 9; BOHOL, ITEM NUMBERED 1; CEBU, ITEMS NUMBERED 1, 3, 31, 36, 37, 38, 39, AND 43; MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, ITEM NUMBERED 11; AND SECTION ONE, PARAGRAPH B (F): CAMARINES SUR, ITEM NUMBERED 1 OF ACT NUMBERED FORTY-TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC WORKS ACT.	view
49	1936	-	AN ACT DESIGNATING THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR AS THE DATE FOR THE OPENING OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.	view
50	1936	-	AN ACT DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE, THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, AND THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN WAREHOUSES FOR COPRA AND OTHER MARKETABLE PRODUCTS.	view
51	1936	The Charter of the City of Davao.	AN ACT CREATING THE CITY OF DAVAO.	view
52	1936	-	AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE.	view
53	1936	-	AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE TESTIMONY OF A LESSEE OR TENANT SHALL BE ACCEPTED, IN CERTAIN CASES, AS "PRIMA FACIE" EVIDENCE ON THE TERMS OF HIS CONTRACT WITH THE OWNER OF LAND.	view
54	1936	-	AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BOARD ON DOCUMENTS TO HAVE CHARGE OF THE EXAMINATION AND DISPOSAL OF OLD DOCUMENTS, PUBLIC RECORDS, AND PAPERS IN THE DIFFERENT BUREAUS AND OFFICES OF THE GOVERNMENT, AND DEFINING ITS DUTIES.	view
55	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX, BY PROVIDING THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE SAID ACT SHALL NOT APPLY TO CASES INVOLVING LIABILITY FOR ANY TAX, DUTY, OR CHARGE COLLECTIBLE UNDER ANY LAW ADMINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS OR THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE.	view
56	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-EIGHT, EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE, AND TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO OF ACT NUMBERED TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.	view
57	1936	Charter of the City of Iloilo	AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE CITY OF ILOILO.	view
58	1936	Charter of the City of Cebu	AN ACT CREATING THE CITY OF CEBU.	view
59	1936	-	AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE "MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS" TO DISCONTINUE AND ABANDON ITS RAILROAD LINES BETWEEN: (A) THE MUNICIPALITIES OT PASIG (ROSARIO) AND MONTALBAN, PROVINCE OF RIZAL; (B) THE RAILROAD STATION AT PACO, MANILA AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF NAIC, PROVINCE OF CAVITE; (C) THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BATANGAS AND BAUAN, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS; AND (D) THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LEGASPI AND TABACO, PROVINCE OF ALBAY.	view
60	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO ENTITLED, "AN ACT CREATING A PUBLIC CORPORATION DENOMINATED THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT, PRESCRIBING ITS FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," AS AMENDED BY ACTS NUMBERED THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED AND NINE AND FORTY HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE.	view
61	1936	-	AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED IN WELFAREVILLE UNDER ACT NUMBERED FORTY-TWO HUNDRED AND NINE.	view
62	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE MARRIAGE LAW, BY AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDING JUDGE AND APPELLATE JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS TO SOLEMNIZE MARRIAGES.	view
63	1936	-	AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE WAYS IN WHICH PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP MAY BE LOST OR REACQUIRED.	view
64	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY, ENTITLED "AN ACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOUNDING A UNIVERSITY FOR THE .PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, GIVING IT CORPORATE EXISTENCE, PROVIDING FOR A BOARD OF REGENTS, DEFINING THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES, PROVIDING HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," AS AMENDED.	view
65	1936	-	AN ACT TO DECLARE THAT PUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE, KNOWN AS "CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT," ENACTED BY THE SEVENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, BE ACCEPTED, AS IT IS HEREBY ACCEPTED BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.	view
66	1936	-	AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE VERIFICATION FREE OF CHARGE BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AS NOTARIES EX OFFICIO, AND FOR THE REGISTRATION FREE OF CHARGE BY REGISTERS OF DEEDS, OF INSTRUMENTS CONCERNING AGRICULTURAL OR CROP LOANS NOT EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED PESOS MADE TO SMALL FARMERS BY THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK.	view
67	1936	-	AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS.	view
68	1936	-	AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR AN OFFICER TO ACT AS PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES UNDER SECTIONS SEVEN AND NINE, ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION.	view
69	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS THIRTY-NINE AND FORTY OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT.	view
70	1936	-	AN ACT REPEALING SECTION SIXTY AND AMENDING SECTIONS SIXTY-NINE AND SEVENTY-SIX OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE, KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT.	view
71	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS EIGHTY-NINE AND NINETY OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE, KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT, PROVIDING FOR THE GRADES AND PAY OF AIR MECHANICS IN THE ARMY OF THE PHILIPPINES.	view
72	1936	-	AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT NOTARIES PUBLIC SHALL FORWARD AT CERTAIN PERIODS COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTS ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE THEM TO THE CLERK OF THE CORRESPONDING COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE AND FOR PUNISHMENT IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED FORTY-SIX AND TWO HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.	view
73	1936	-	AN ACT PROHIBITING THE KILLING, HUNTING, WOUNDING OR TAKING AWAY OF BUBALUS MINDOREMIS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS TAMARAW.	view
74	1936	-	AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ANY GENERAL REVISION OF THE ASSESSMENTS FOR ANY MUNICIPALITY OR MUNICIPALITIES BY THE PROVINCIAL ASSESSOR OF THE RESPECTIVE PROVINCE DURING THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY FIRST OF THAT YEAR.	view
75	1936	-	AN ACT ABOLISHING THE BUREAU OF NON-CHRISTIAN TRIBES AND MAKING THE NECESSARY PROVISIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENTS RESULTING THEREFROM, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF THE POSITION OF COMMISSIONER FOR MINDANAO AND SULU.	view
76	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SO AS TO ABOLISH THE LIMITATION UPON THE POWER OF THE MUNICIPAL BOARD OF MANILA TO TAX AND FIX THE LICENSE FEE ON DEALERS IN NEW AUTOMOBILES OR ACCESSORIES OR BOTH, AND ON RETAIL DEALERS IN NEW MERCHANDISE WHICH ARE NOT YET SUBJECT TO THE PAYMENT OF ANY MUNICIPAL TAX.	view
77	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS SIX, EIGHT, FIFTEEN, AND NINETEEN OF ACT NUMBERED FORTY-ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX.	view
78	1936	-	AN ACT TRANSFERRING TO THE SECRETARY OF FINANCE THE POWERS AND SUPERVISION HERETOFORE EXERCISED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR OVER THE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS AND FINANCIAL AGENCIES OF PROVINCIAL, MUNICIPAL AND CITY GOVERNMENTS.	view
79	1936	-	AN ACT DECLARING THE HONORABLE FRANCIS BURTON HARRISON, FORMER GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINES, A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND CONFERRING UPON HIM ALL THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, PRIVILEGES AND PREROGATIVES OF FILIPINO CITIZENSHIP.	view
80	1936	-	AN ACT CREATING THE OFFICE OF ADULT EDUCATION, ENUMERATING ITS DUTIES, DEFINING ITS OBJECTIVES, AND PROVIDING FUNDS FOR ITS OPERATION.	view
81	1936	-	AN ACT AMENDING SECTION EIGHT OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE, ENTITLED “AN ACT AUTHORIZING SPECIAL COMPENSATION, CREDITS, AND MODIFICATION IN THE SENTENCE OF PRISONERS AS A REWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL CONDUCT AND WORKMANSHIP, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."	view
82	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND PARAGRAPH (F) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.	view
83	1936	Securities Act.	AN ACT TO REGULATE THE SALE OF SECURITIES, TO CREATE A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE SAME, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS THEREFOR.	view
84	1936	-	AN ACT TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION OR ALLOWANCES TO EMPLOYEES OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN CASE OF INJURY, DEATH, OR SICKNESS INCURRED IN PERFORMANCE OF DUTY, BY AMENDING SECTION SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.	view
85	1936	-	AN ACT TO CREATE THE POSITIONS OF PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURAL SUPERVISORS AND LOCAL AGRICULTURAL SUPERVISORS AND TO AMEND THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ACCORDINGLY.	view
86	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS ONE, TWO, AND THREE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-EIGHT, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STOCK HERDS AND FARMS FOR THE SAME, APPROPRIATES FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO, AND TO ALSO AMEND SECTION FOUR OF THE LATTER AMENDATORY ACT, SO AS TO EXTEND THE OPERATION OF SAID ACTS NOT ONLY TO BREEDING STATIONS AND SLAUGHTERHOUSES, BUT ALSO TO EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCHES ON THE MANUFACTURE, PRESERVATION AND UTILIZATION OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS.	view
87	1936	-	AN ACT GIVING THE PRESIDENT AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER THE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTED BY THE GOVERNMENT UNDER ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO, AS AMENDED, AND TO EFFECT ADJUSTMENTS IN THE PAYMENTS OF IRRIGATION CHARGES, TO SUSPEND PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS FOR THE COLLECTION OF UNPAID CHARGES AND PENALTIES, AND TO GRANT THE RIGHT OF REPURCHASE.	view
88	1936	-	AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A STATE POLICE FORCE.	view
89	1936	-	AN ACT TO DEFINE THE POWERS OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF AND OF THE COURTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE REMOVAL OF IMPROVEMENTS IN EJECTMENT CASES.	view
90	1936	-	AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE RELIEF OF COMMUNITIES AND INDIGENT SUFFERERS FROM TYPHOONS, FLOODS, OR OTHER PUBLIC CALAMITIES.	view
91	1936	-	AN ACT TO FIX THE STANDARD TIME OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO ESTABLISH A DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME THEREIN.	view
92	1936	-	AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH-CLASS PROVINCES.	view
93	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION EIGHTY-SIX OF THE CORPORATION LAW, SIMPLIFYING THE PROCEDURE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF FREIGHT, GOODS, OR LUGGAGE TRANSPORTED BY A RAILROAD CORPORATION, AND ABANDONED Y ITS OWNER.	view
94	1936	-	AN ACT TO COORDINATE THE INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS THEREFOR.	view
95	1936	-	AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, AND THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN WAREHOUSES FOR TOBACCO AND OTHER MARKETABLE PRODUCTS.	view
96	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SO AS TO AUTHORIZE PROVINCES WITH TOLL ROADS OR BRIDGES FINANCED FROM LOANS OR BOND ISSUES, TO OBTAIN LOAN, WITHOUT INTEREST AND FOR PUBLIC WORKS ONLY, IN AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO COLLECTIONS IN EXCESS OF THAT REQUIRED FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANNUAL INTEREST AND SINKING FUND CHARGES ON SAID LOANS OR BONDS AND FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ROADS OR BRIDGES.	view
97	1936	-	AN ACT TO REGULATE THE COMMERCIAL USE OF AIRPLANES OPERATED BY AVIATION SCHOOLS AND BY COMPANIES HOLDING A FRANCHISE.	view
98	1936	-	AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO EFFECT URGENT REFORMS AND CHANGES IN RADIO BROADCASTING; TO NATIONALIZE OR ACQUIRE THE SAME, AND TO CREATE A RADIO BOARD.	view
99	1936	-	AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE EIGHTY OF ACT AMENDING NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT REVISING THE PENAL CODE AND OTHER PENAL LAWS," AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED FORTY-ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN.	view
100	1936	-	AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND SECTION AMENDING EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY.	view

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Commonwealth Act No. 382

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Commonwealth Act No. 602

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Commonwealth Act No. 731 (1946)