Creation of San Jose Municipality in Tarlac

Section 1 separates Barangays Burgos, Iba, Labney, Lawacamulag, David, Lubigan, Maamot, Mababanaba, Moriones, Pao, San Juan de Valdez, Sula, and Villa Aglipay from the Municipality of Tarlac, Province of Tarlac.
The separated barangays are constituted into a distinct and independent municipality known as the Municipality of San Jose, Tarlac.
The seat of government of the new municipality is at the present site of Barangay Villa Aglipay.

Section 2 defines the Municipality of San Jose boundaries as follows:
- East: Barangays Sto. Domingo, Sapang Maragul, Tibag, and Armenia of the Municipality of Tarlac.
- West: the Province of Zambales.
- South: the Municipality of Capas.
- North: the Municipalities of Sta. Ignacia and Mayantoc.

Section 3 provides that the Municipality of San Jose begins to exist upon ratification by a majority of votes cast in a plebiscite.
The plebiscite must be conducted within one hundred twenty (120) days after the approval of this Act.
The Commission on Elections conducts and supervises the plebiscite (Section 3).
The expenses for the plebiscite are taken from the Contingent Fund under the current fiscal year appropriations (Section 3).

Section 4 provides that the first mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors of the new municipality are appointed by the President.
The initial officials serve until noon of June 30, 1992 (Section 4).

Section 5 directs that upon approval of the Act, the municipal treasurer of Tarlac, Tarlac must turn over to the municipal treasurer of the Municipality of San Jose, Tarlac:
- real estate taxes, and
- other fees collected
- from the barangays enumerated in Section 1.

The Act is enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled.
President Corazon C. Aquino approved Republic Act No. 6842 on January 5, 1990.