Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 940)
The main purpose of Act No. 940 is to declare the barrios of Montufar and Manlabong from the municipality of Bacon, and the barrio of Calao from the municipality of Gubat, all in the Province of Sorsogon, to be separated and formed into a new municipality named Prieto Diaz.
The barrios separated to form the new municipality of Prieto Diaz are Montufar and Manlabong from the municipality of Bacon, and Calao from the municipality of Gubat.
Act No. 940 was enacted by the Philippine Commission by authority of the United States.
The organization of the new municipality of Prieto Diaz takes effect when the officers chosen at the municipal election have qualified.
Municipal elections for Prieto Diaz shall be held in accordance with the rules contained in Act Numbered 730, as amended by Act Numbered 928.
No, the electors of the barrios united to form Prieto Diaz are not allowed to vote in the elections of Bacon and Gubat; they shall only vote for the officers of the new municipality of Prieto Diaz.
Once the organization of Prieto Diaz is deemed effected, its jurisdiction as a municipality shall begin.
The passage of Act No. 940 was expedited in accordance with Section 2 of 'An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws,' passed September 26, 1900.
Act No. 940 took effect upon its passage on October 12, 1903.
Act No. 940 introduced the creation of a new municipality named Prieto Diaz by separating specified barrios from the municipalities of Bacon and Gubat, thereby altering boundaries and municipal jurisdictions within Sorsogon.