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Act No. 1459 Section 139

Act No. 1459 Section 139

Section 139

SEC. 139. Deposits or moneys received by any trust corporation as executor of the will of any deceased person or as administrator, with or without the will annexed, or as guardian, receiver, trustee, or depositary of the estate of any minor, insane person, idiot, habitual drunkard, or other incompetent or irresponsible person, or as receiver or depositary under and by virtue of any order or appointment of any court, or as trustee under any instrument in writing constituting the corporation a trustee, unless otherwise directed by the instrument creating the trust, can he loaned only on unencumbered improved real estate in cities and centers of population of municipalities in the Philippine Islands or on actually cultivated agricultural lands in the Philippine Islands to an amount not exceeding forty per centum of the value of the real estate, or on railroad bonds guaranteed by the Philippine Insular Government or on first mortgages transferred to the corporation as collateral security on improved and otherwise unencumbered real estate in cities and centers of population of municipalities in the Philippine Islands: Provided, That such first mortgages with interest accrued shall not exceed in value forty per centum of the value of the mortgaged property or on the security of gold or silver bullion: Provided, That the amount loaned shall not exceed ninety per centum of the value of the bullion pledged or on the security of United States Government bonds or on the security of bonds of the Philippine Government or of the city of Manila or of any municipality authorized by law to issue bonds. No loan of such deposits on the security of real estate shall be made unless the title to such real estate shall have been first registered in accordance with the Land Registration Act. Any officer or director authorizing or making any loan on security otherwise than provided in this section shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding fen years and by a fine of not less than one thousand nor more than five thousand pesos.

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CitationAct No. 1459 Section 139 (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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