An Act Creating the Municipality of Santa Marcela in Mountain Province
Year:
1967
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
June 17, 1967
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This Act establishes the Municipality of Santa Marcela in Mountain Province by separating certain barrios from the municipalities of Luna and Flora. It provides for the corporate existence of the municipality upon the election of its first local officials.Full Text
REPUBLIC ACT No. 4974
An Act Creating the Municipality of Santa Marcela in Mountain Province
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. Barrios Sipa Annex, San Antonio, Barocboc and Maleckeg in the Municipality of Luna; and Barrios Sipa, Marcela and Consuelo in the Municipality of Flora, all in Mountain Province, are separated from said municipalities and constituted into a distinct and independent municipality to be known as the Municipality of Santa Marcela, same province. The seat of the municipal government shall be in Barrio Marcela.
Section 2. The Municipality of Santa Marcela shall acquire corporate existence upon the election and qualification of the first mayor, vice-mayor and councilors in the next general elections for local officials. For election purposes, the municipal officials of the mother municipality charged with the election duties in accordance with the Revised Election Code shall hold office until the first officials shall have been elected and qualified.
Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 17, 1967.
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