Republic Act No. 1274: An act constituting the sub-province of siquijor into a separate, independent and regular highway engineering district, amending for the purpose act numbered thirty-one hundred forty-three

Republic Act No. 1274

An act constituting the sub-province of siquijor into a separate, independent and regular highway engineering district, amending for the purpose act numbered thirty-one hundred forty-three

An Act Constituting the Sub-Province of Siquijor into a Separate, Independent and Regular Highway Engineering District, Amending for the Purpose Act Numbered Thirty-One Hundred Forty-Three

In plain language

This Republic Act (No. 1264) amends Republic Act No. 143 by adding Section 5-A to establish Siquijor as a separate, independent highway engineering district and changes the title to allow Siquijor to elect a representative to the Oriental Negros provincial board.

Addition of Section 5-A to RA 143

Title amendment to allow Siquijor representation in provincial board

Effectivity upon approval

Infrastructure

Local Government

Transportation

REPUBLIC ACT No. 1274

An Act to Amend Section Seven of Republic Act Numbered Five Hundred and Sixty-Seven, Entitled "An Act to Amend Title VI of Commonwealth Act Numbered Four Hundred and Sixty-Six, Otherwise Known as the National Internal Revenue Code, as Amended"

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

Section 1

Section seven of Republic Act Numbered Five hundred and sixty-seven, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Seven hundred and twenty-five, Republic Act Numbered Eight hundred and seventy, and Republic Act Numbered One thousand and ninety-two, is further amended to read as follows:

> "Sec. 7. The provisions of this Act shall take effect upon its approval but, unless otherwise expressly extended by Congress, the increased taxes provided for in this Act shall continue in force and effect until June thirty, nineteen hundred and fifty-seven, after which period the original rates of tax shall again be in force."

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 14, 1955.

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