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Republic Act
Approved June 20, 1953

Republic Act No. 915

An act to amend section one of act numbered five hundred and fifty-nine, entitled "an act providing for the sale of lots comprised in the tondo foreshore land to lessees of said lots or to bona fide occupants thereof."

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF LOTS COMPRISED IN THE TONDO FORESHORE LAND TO LESSEES OF SAID LOTS OR TO BONA FIDE OCCUPANTS THEREOF."

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Republic Act No. 907 amends Act 559 to authorize the sale of the Tondo Foreshore Land to qualified lessees or bona fide occupants without public bidding, subject to specific conditions and limitations on ownership and price.

  • Authorization of sale without public bidding
  • Conditions for lessees and bona fide occupants
  • Limitation of one lot per person
  • Fixed selling price range of five to ten pesos per square meter
  • Effectivity upon approval
Land Sale
Tondo Foreshore
Public Land Act
Republic Act 907

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 915, June 20, 1953 ]

AN ACT TO MAKE THE CLERK OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF A PROVINCEEX OFFICIOSHERIFF NOT ONLY OF SUCH PROVINCE BUT ALSO OF ANY CITY WHICH, BEFORE CONVERSION TO A CITY, FORMED PART OF SUCH PROVINCE.

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

Section 1

The clerk of the Court of First Instance of a province shall beex officiosheriff not only of such province but also of any city, which before conversion to a city, formed part of such province. Asex officiosheriff of a city, such clerk shall receive an additional compensation of not exceeding one thousand two hundred pesos, which shall be fixed by the city council or municipal board and payable from city funds.

Section 2

Commonwealth Act Numbered Six hundred twenty-nine is repealed.

Section 3

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 20, 1953.

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