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Act No. 276 — An Act in Amendment of Act Numbered Two Hundred and Twenty-Six, Authorizing the Provincial Board for the Province of Cebu to Use the Funds Therein Mentioned for the Relief of Needy Persons.

Act No. 276 — An Act in Amendment of Act Numbered Two Hundred and Twenty-Six, Authorizing the Provincial Board for the Province of Cebu to Use the Funds Therein Mentioned for the Relief of Needy Persons.

Act No. 276 · Act · Approved October 23, 1901 · 3 sections

Data as of July 4, 2026 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Section 1

SECTION 1. Act Numbered Two hundred and twenty-six, entitled "An Act appropriating two thousand three hundred and eighty-three dollars and ninety-six cents, in money of the United States, for the provincial government of Cebu," is hereby amended by adding at the end of section one of said Act the following words: "The provincial board is hereby authorized to use the funds mentioned in this section, in its discretion, for the relief of inhabitants of the province who are in need of assistance in cases where such relief will tend to promote the pacification of the province."

Section 2

SEC. 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.

Section 3

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted, October 23, 1901.

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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