Edited at the Office of the President of the Philippines Under Commonwealth Act No. 638
Legislative Acts of the commission established by the President of the United States, William McKinley, to exercise legislative powers in the Philippines starting in 1901. After 1907, by virtue of the provisions of the Philippine Bill of 1902, the Philippine Commission served as the upper house of the Philippine Legislature until both the Philippine Commission and the Philippine Assembly were replaced by the Philippine Senate and Philippine House of Representatives by virtue of the Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916 or the Jones Law.
ACT No. 536 AN ACT RELATIVE TO RECOGNIZANCES, STIPULATIONS, BONDS, AND UNDERTAKINGS, AND TO ALLOW CERTAIN CORPORATIONS TO BE ACCEPTED AS SURETY THEREON. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: Section 1. Wherever … Continue reading