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Act No. 1149 Section 1

Act No. 1149 Section 1

Section 1

SECTION 1. Section twenty-six of the Customs Administrative Act, Numbered Three hundred and fifty-five, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of said section the following: "Provided, however, That whenever, in the opinion of the Civil Governor, any public wharf, landing place, street, or land is necessary or desirable in loading and unloading ships, or for any proper customs purpose, at any port, of entry, he is hereby given power and authority, by executive order to declare that such wharf, landing place, street, or land shall he under the exclusive control and jurisdiction of the collector of customs or other customs official at such port of entry; but the exercise of such jurisdiction shall in no wise affect the general police powers of the municipality in which said wharf, landing place, street, or land is situated. After the issuance by the Civil Governor of an executive order setting apart such wharf, landing place, street, or land as above specified for customs purposes, all the provisions of this section shall apply thereto."

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CitationAct No. 1149 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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

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