Republic Act
Approved June 14, 1949

Republic Act No. 377

An act to amend section two of republic act numbered two hundred and eighty-six

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX

In plain language

An act amending Section Two of Republic Act No. 286 to define the boundaries and limits of the municipality, specifying coordinates and lines between Zamboanga and Misamis Occidental.

  • Defines the boundaries and limits of the municipality using latitude, longitude, and provincial boundary lines.
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[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 377, June 14, 1949 ]

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

Section two of Republic Act Numbered Two hundred and eighty-six is amended to read as follows:

"Section 2. The boundaries and limits of the territory said municipality are established and defined as follows:

"Starting from a point in the intersection of latitude S" 04' 00" North, and longitude 123 10' 00" East going in a straight line eastward to the provincial boundary line between Zamboanga and Misamis Occidental, thence northward along that same provincial boundary up to the line defined by latitude 8 20' 00" North, thence westward along that same latitude 8 20' 00" North until it intersects the longitude 123 10' 00" East, thence southward in a straight line down to the starting point."

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 14, 1949.

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