Title
Regulating toll and traffic on Benguet Road
Law
Act No. 2063
Decision Date
Apr 18, 1911
Philippine Law, Act No. 2063 authorizes the Governor-General to declare a portion of the Benguet Road as a toll road, granting the Governor-General the power to regulate traffic, establish toll rates, and impose penalties for violations, with proceeds used for road maintenance, while exempting vehicles of the United States Government.
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Regulation on Vehicle Movement and Penalties for Noncompliance

  • Prohibits vehicles such as automobiles, bull carts, and wagons from being on the toll road between stations outside designated hours.
  • The authorized hours and regulations are to be clearly posted in English, Spanish, and Ilocano at toll and block stations.
  • Violation constitutes a misdemeanor.
  • First offense penalty: fine ranging from five to twenty-five pesos.
  • Second or subsequent offense penalty: fine between ten and thirty pesos, or imprisonment between five and fifteen days, or both, at the court's discretion.

Protection of Toll Gates and Enforcement Personnel

  • Prohibits injuring or damaging toll gates or other gates along the road.
  • Interfering with toll gatekeepers in the performance of their duties is also prohibited.
  • Violations are misdemeanors.
  • Penalty upon conviction: fine up to one hundred pesos, imprisonment up to six months, or both, at court discretion.

Prohibition of Hazardous Objects on Roadway

  • Forbids placing or causing to be placed items such as nails, tacks, wires, broken glass, or other objects that could damage vehicle tires or obstruct and endanger traffic.
  • Violation constitutes a misdemeanor.
  • Penalty upon conviction: fine not exceeding one hundred pesos, imprisonment up to six months, or both, as determined by the court.

Effective Date

  • This amendment takes effect immediately upon its passage on April 18, 1911.

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