An Act to Authorize the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office to Hold Annually a Lottery for the Benefit of the Blood Bank
Year:
1958
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
June 4, 1958
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This Act authorizes the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office to hold an annual lottery, with proceeds dedicated to the support and maintenance of the Blood Bank. The initial proceeds from the first lottery are specifically allocated for the construction of a blood bank building and the purchase of necessary equipment and medicines.Full Text
REPUBLIC ACT No. 2053
An Act to Authorize the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office to Hold Annually a Lottery for the Benefit of the Blood Bank
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office is authorized to hold annually a lottery, the whole proceeds of which shall after deducting the prices and expenses as provided for in Republic Act Numbered Eleven Hundred sixty-nine, as amended, be turned over to the Blood Bank for its support and maintenance: Provided, That the proceeds from the first lottery under this Act shall the used exclusively for the construction of a blood bank building and the purchase of equipment and medicines.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 4, 1958.
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