Republic Act No. 1095: An act to amend section two thousand and seventy-one of the revised administrative code, as amended

In plain language

Amends Section 2071 of the Revised Administrative Code to require provincial officials to be qualified voters, have resided in the province for at least one year, and be at least twenty-five years old.

Provincial officers must be qualified voters of the province.

Provincial officers must have been bona fide residents of the province for at least one year prior to the election.

Provincial officers must be at least twenty-five years old.

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REPUBLIC ACT No. 1095

An Act to Amend Section Two Thousand and Seventy-One of the Revised Administrative Code, as Amended

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

Section two thousand and seventy-one of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by section one of Commonwealth Act Numbered Two hundred and thirty-three, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

> "Sec. 2071. Qualifications of provincial officer. -No person shall be eligible to a provincial office unless at the time of the election he is a qualified voter of the province, has been a bona fide resident therein for at least one year prior to the election, and is not less than twenty-five years of age."

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 15, 1954.

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