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Act No. 2475 Section 6

Act No. 2475 Section 6

Section 6

SEC. 6. Whenever any person has obtained permission to use any of the streets or public thoroughfares of the municipality of Albay or its districts of Daraga and Legaspi, for the purpose of removing any building or in the prosecution of any municipal work, making it necessary to raise or remove any of said electric wires which may obstruct the removal of said building or hinder the prosecution of said work, the said grantee and his successors or assigns, by resolution of the municipal authorities, and upon at least forty-eight hours' notice of the necessity of carrying out such work, shall raise or remove any of said wires which may hinder the prosecution of such work or obstruct the removal of said building, so as to allow the free and unobstructed passage of said building and the free and unobstructed prosecution of said work, it being the duty of the person or entity at whose instance the removal of the building or structure has been made to pay one half the actual cost of replacing the poles and of putting or removing the wires or other overhead or subterranean conduits. Such notice shall be a duly adopted resolution of the municipal council, in writing and served upon said grantee or its duly authorized representative or agent by any person competent to be a witness in a civil action; and in case of the refusal or failure of said grantee to comply with such notice, the municipal president, with the proper approval of the municipal council first had, shall order such wires to be raised or removed at the expense of said grantee, for the purposes aforesaid: Provided, however, That the grantee may appeal from any such resolution to the Governor-General, whose decision in this matter shall be final.

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CitationAct No. 2475 Section 6 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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