Republic Act No. 37: An act granting preference to filipino citizens in the lease of public market stalls

In plain language

The act establishes that Filipino citizens have preference in leasing public market stalls, authorizes the Secretary of Finance to promulgate necessary rules, repeals conflicting laws, and takes effect on January 1, 1947, having been approved on October 1, 1946.

Section 1: Preference to Filipino citizens in leasing public market stalls

Section 2: Authority granted to Secretary of Finance to issue rules

Section 3: Repeal of conflicting laws

Section 4: Effective date

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REPUBLIC ACT No. 37

An Act Granting Preference to Filipino Citizens in the Lease of Public Market Stalls

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

Section 1

All citizens of the Philippines shall have preference in the lease of public market stalls.

Section 2

The Secretary of Finance is hereby empowered to promulgate the necessary rules to carry into effect the purposes of this Act.

Section 3

All existing laws or parts thereof contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Section 4

This Act shall take effect on the first day of January, nineteen hundred and forty-seven.

Approved: October 1, 1946

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