Republic Act
Approved May 26, 1951

Republic Act No. 626

Act to authorize the philippine charity sweepstake office to hold annually one special sweepstakes race for the benefit of the girl scouts of the philippines

Act to Authorize the Philippine Charity Sweepstake Office to Hold Annually One Special Sweepstakes Race for the Benefit of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines

In plain language

This act authorizes the Philippine Charity Sweepstake Office to conduct an annual special horse race, with all proceeds after prize and expense deductions donated to the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.

  • Authorizes the Philippine Charity Sweepstake Office to hold an annual special sweepstake horse race
  • Net proceeds after prizes and expenses to be donated to the Girl Scouts of the Philippines
  • Prizes for winning horses and placed horses are proportional to ticket prizes and capped at fifty thousand pesos
Charity
Sweepstakes
Girl Scouts
Philippines

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 626, June 05, 1951 ]

AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF FOUR MILLION PESOS TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ELECTION OF ELECTIVE PROVINCIAL, CITY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS AND OF THE EIGHT SENATORS TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER THIRTEEN, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE

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

Section 1

Out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated there is hereby appropriated the sum of four million pesos for the payment, subject to the approval of the Commission on Elections, of the expenses which may be incurred by the National Government in the holding of the election on November thirteen, nineteen hundred and fifty-one of the elective provincial, city and municipal officials and of the eight senators who will succeed those whose terms of office will expire on December thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one. The sum herein appropriated shall be liable for the corresponding share of the National Government in the expenses of the election in accordance with section twenty-four of the Revised Election Code.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 5, 1951.

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