Title
Division of Misamis into Oriental and Occidental
Law
Act No. 3537
Decision Date
Nov 2, 1929
Act No. 3354 divides the province of Misamis into Oriental Misamis and Occidental Misamis, with specific municipalities and districts assigned to each province, and establishes the capitals, jurisdiction, and governance of the newly created provinces.

Provincial capitals and timing

  • Section 2 sets the capital of Oriental Misamis as Cagayan.
  • Section 2 sets the capital of Occidental Misamis as the municipality designated by the majority of the municipal presidents and of the members of the councils of the municipalities of Occidental Misamis.
  • Section 2 requires a convention to be called for this purpose by the provincial governor.
  • Section 2 requires the convention to be held not later than ten days after the constitution of Occidental Misamis.

General applicability of laws

  • Section 3 provides that all provisions of law applicable to regular provinces shall be applicable to both Oriental Misamis and Occidental Misamis.
  • Section 3 expressly covers the legal regime applicable to each new province for laws now or hereafter applicable to regular provinces.

Continuity of government for Oriental Misamis

  • Section 4 provides that the elective provincial officers of the former Province of Misamis elected at the last general election shall continue governing Oriental Misamis until their successors are elected and qualified.
  • Section 4 requires the provincial governor, provincial treasurer, and provincial fiscal of Oriental Misamis to continue receiving the salaries they are receiving until a new salary readjustment is made under existing law.

Appointments and compensation for Occidental Misamis

  • Section 5 provides that, as soon as the Act is carried into execution, the elective provincial officers of Occidental Misamis shall be appointed by the Governor-General.
  • Section 5 requires the appointment by the Governor-General to be made with the advice and consent of the Senate.
  • Section 5 provides that these appointed officers shall hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
  • Section 5 sets compensation rules: the provincial governor and other appointive provincial officers receive annual compensation in accordance with the rules established in Act Numbered Twenty-eight hundred and twenty-nine, and each member of the provincial board receives a per diem of not to exceed fifteen pesos for each day of session actually attended.

Representation in Congress

  • Section 6 provides that each of Oriental Misamis and Occidental Misamis shall have one Representative.
  • Section 6 provides that the present Representative for the First District of Misamis shall be considered the Representative for Oriental Misamis.
  • Section 6 provides that the present Representative for the Second District of Misamis shall be considered the Representative for Occidental Misamis.

Equitable distribution of funds, obligations, and property

  • Section 7 requires that the funds and obligations and property of all kinds assigned to the two provinces upon execution shall be distributed equitably.
  • Section 7 directs the distribution to be done in a manner as the Insular Auditor may recommend.
  • Section 7 requires that distribution be approved by the Governor-General.

Repeal and effectivity

  • Section 8 repeals Act Numbered Thirty-three hundred and fifty-four.
  • Section 8 repeals all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the Act’s provisions.
  • Section 9 provides that the Act takes effect on January first, nineteen hundred and thirty.

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