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Act No. 1396 Section 2

Act No. 1396 Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2, Except as hereinafter provided, the officers of each provincial government organized under this Act shall be a provincial governor, a provincial secretary, a provincial treasurer, a provincial supervisor, and a provincial fiscal. No person shall be eligible for any of these offices who is not either a citizen of the United States. a native of the Philippine Islands, a person who has taken the oath of allegiance to the United States and served as a member of the Army or Navy of the United States and been honorably discharged therefrom, or who not being a subject or citizen any other power or government, may have under or by virtue the treaty of Paris acquired the political rights of a native of :he Philippine Islands, or who. having taken the oath of allegiance of the United States, shall violate the same. Non-residence in the province shall not render the person appointed to the office ineligible.

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CitationAct No. 1396 Section 2 (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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