Section 2
SEC. 2. The seat of government of the new municipality created herein shall be in Barangay Tuno.
Batas Pambansa Blg. 171 (BP 171) — An Act Creating the Municipality of Don Mariano Marcos in the Province of Misamis Occidental.
Batas Pambansa Blg. 171 (BP 171) — An Act Creating the Municipality of Don Mariano Marcos in the Province of Misamis Occidental.
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Section 3
SEC. 3. The territorial Jurisdiction of the said Municipality of Don Mariano Marcos shall be bounded as follow: "Beginning at a point marked ‘1’ on the Reference Map, being on the intersection between the Provincial Boundary of Misamis Occidental and Zamboanga del Norte, and the present boundary of Concepcion and Aloran, all of Misamis Occidental; "Thence East 8,300.00 meters to point 2; Thence North 200.00 meters to point 3; Thence N. 74°29'E. 3,736.00 meters to point 4; Thence South 25,000.00 meters to point 5; Thence West 11,900.00 meters to point 6; Thence North 23,800.00 meters to point of beginning" containing an area of twenty-eight thousand, four hundred fifty-five (28,455) hectares, more or less, with all points marked on the ground by P.B.M. concrete monuments.
Section 4
SEC. 4. Within sixty (60) days after ratification by me majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite supervised by me commission on Elections to be conducted in the affected area within a period of ninety (90) days after the approval of this Act, the President shall appoint the Mayor and Members of the Sangguniang Bayan of the new Municipality of Don Mariano Marcos.
Section 5
SEC. 5. The new municipality shall acquire corporate existence upon the ratification by majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite.
Section 6
SEC. 6. The expenses in holding the plebiscite provided for in Section four hereof shall be supported by the appropriations provided for the Commission on Elections.
Section 7
SEC. 7. All laws, executive orders, rules and regulations, or part thereof, inconsistent with the provisions Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
Section 8
SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, February 8, 1982.
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