Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 2276)
The act makes certain laws passed by the Third Philippine Legislature applicable to areas inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian tribes in the Philippines, giving those laws full force and effect in those regions.
The Moros and other non-Christian tribes living in certain parts of the Philippine Islands are the primary groups affected.
Yes, the act applies laws such as Act No. 2197, which exempts machinery from assessment and taxation of real and personal property, and Act No. 2249, which allows for the condemnation of private property for public use, among others.
Yes, for example, Act No. 2205 grants certain privileges to registered dentists, and Act No. 2245 regulates the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery.
Yes, Act No. 2202, which authorizes the Governor-General to regulate the issue of licenses and sale of liquors in military zones where such sales are prohibited, is made applicable.
Yes, the act applies laws such as Act No. 2217, authorizing municipal councils to fund night schools for teaching English, and Act No. 2231 which allows municipal councils to close roads for governmental purposes under certain conditions.
Yes, Act No. 2222, which amends the Public Land Act to provide free patents to native settlers until January 1, 1923, is applicable to territories inhabited by Moros or non-Christian tribes where that chapter of the Public Land Act is already in effect.
Act No. 2075, which provided special proceedings for land title settlement in the Moro Province and other areas, is repealed by Act No. 2276.
The Director of Public Works, with approval of the Governor-General, can designate necessary agents and deputies to enforce Act No. 2159 as amended by Act No. 2256 related to motor vehicle traffic regulation.
The laws become effective in these areas on their respective dates of becoming effective in the rest of the Philippine Islands' territories not inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian tribes, or immediately upon passage if they were already effective elsewhere.