PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES, CODES & ISSUANCES
PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES AND CODES
REPUBLIC ACTS
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. 191 - AN
ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF ISABEL, PROVINCE OF LEYTE |
| Section
1. The barrios of Quiot, Sta. Cruz, Libertad,
Matlang, Tolingan, Bantigue, Apale and Jonan are separated from the
municipality of Merida, Province of Leyte, and constituted into a new
and separate municipality to be known as the municipality of Isabel,
Province of Leyte, with the seat of government at the barrio of Quiot. Sec. 2. The municipal mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors of the new municipality shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines to hold office until their successors are elected and qualified.
Sec. 3. The municipality herein established shall
begin to exist on the date fixed in a proclamation to said effect by
the President of the Philippines and upon the appointment and
qualification of its officers. |