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Act No. 2157 Section 5

Act No. 2157 Section 5

Section 5

SEC. 5. The licensee shall be under a continuing obligation to keep in good repair the roadbed of said tramway and the surface streets of the road, highway, or street between the rails and between the trades of the tramway and for eighteen inches on each side of said tracks for the entire length of the tramway, within the town. Within the barrio proper or poblacion of any barrio of the municipality through which such tramway passes, the space between the rails and tracks of the tramway and for eighteen inches on each side of said tracks shall be filled flush to the top of the rails by the licensee with the same material as that used in the construction of the road, highway, or street and as may be prescribed by the municipal council: Provided, That if the municipal council shall order a change in the kind of material after the same has once been approved by the municipal council and laid by the licensee, the material necessary to make the change shall be furnished by the municipality and the work of laying such material and putting the same in place shall be borne by the licensee at his own proper cost and expense.

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CitationAct No. 2157 Section 5 (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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