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CA 326 (The Charter of the City of Bacolod) Section 6

CA 326 (The Charter of the City of Bacolod) Section 6

Jurisdiction of the city for police purposes.

Section 6

SEC. 6. Jurisdiction of the city for police purposes.—The jurisdiction of the City of Bacolod for police purposes only shall extend to three miles from the shore into the sea and over a zone surrounding the city on land of two and one-half miles in width; and, for the purpose of protecting and insuring the purity of the water supply of the city, such police jurisdiction shall also extend over all territory within the drainage area of such water supply, or within one hundred meters of any reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct, or pumping station used in connection with the city water service. The police of the several municipalities concerned shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the police of the City of Bacolod for the maintenance of good order and the enforcement of lawful ordinances throughout said zone, area, and spaces. But any license that may lawfully be granted within said zone, area, and spaces shall be granted by the proper authorities of the municipality concerned, and the fees arising therefrom shall appertain to the treasury of the municipality concerned and not to that of the City of Bacolod.

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CitationCA 326 (The Charter of the City of Bacolod) Section 6 (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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