Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 542)
The main purpose of Act No. 542 is to authorize the provincial boards of provinces in the Philippines to use the general funds of the province to suppress locust pests by offering and paying a fixed amount for locusts caught and produced for destruction.
Act No. 542 was enacted by the Philippine Commission under the authority of the United States.
Act No. 542 grants provincial boards the power to take necessary steps to suppress locust pests and to offer and pay from the general funds of the provinces a fixed amount for locusts caught and produced for destruction.
No, Act No. 542 specifically authorizes the use of the general funds of the province for the suppression of locusts.
The act allows provincial boards to take such steps as may seem necessary, which implies discretion in the methods, but funds must be used for paying fixed amounts for locusts caught and destroyed.
No, Act No. 542 does not specify the fixed amount; it only authorizes provincial boards to offer and pay a fixed amount.
The expedited passage of Act No. 542 is pursuant to section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September 26, 1900.
Act No. 542 took effect immediately upon its passage on December 2, 1902.
No, Act No. 542 does not provide for any penalties; it only authorizes provincial boards to take action and use funds for locust suppression.
It refers to locusts that are captured by people or authorities and turned over for extermination as part of the locust suppression efforts authorized by the Act.