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Act No. 1639 Section 1

Act No. 1639 Section 1

Section 1

SECTION 1. The sale, gift, or other disposal to any native of the Philippine Islands who is a member of a non-Christian tribe within the meaning of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ninety-seven, of any ardent spirits, ale, beer, wine, or intoxicating liquors of any—exception, kind, either than the so-called native wines and liquors which the members of such tribes have been accustomed themselves to make prior to the passage of this Act, is hereby prohibited and declared to be unlawful: Provided, however, That it shall be lawful : Provided, however, it shall be lawful to administer ardent spirits, ale, beer, wine, or intoxicating liquors of any kind prescription kind to a member of a non-Christian tribe upon a physician's prescription therefor as a remedy for bona fide illness or physical injury, or m so administer it without such prescription in a genuine emergency arising from dangerous illness or physical injury.

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CitationAct No. 1639 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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