Act No. 56 Section 1

Section 1

SECTION 1. All councilors in municipalities which have been organized under General Order of the Military Governor Number Forty, series of nineteen hundred, shall continue to hold office until a new municipal law shall have been enacted by the Commission and their successors shall have been elected and shall have qualified in accordance with its provisions.

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CitationAct No. 56 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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