PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES, CODES & ISSUANCES
PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES AND CODES
REPUBLIC ACTS
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 458 - AN
ACT GRANTING THE BAGATAYAM ELECTRIC CO. A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC
LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER PLANT IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF SOGOD AND CATMON,
CEBU PROVINCE |
Section 1.
Subject to the terms and conditions established in Act Numbered
Thirty-six hundred and thirty-six, as amended by Commonwealth Act
Numbered One hundred and thirty-two, and to the provisions of the
Constitution, there is granted to the Bagatayam Electric Co., for a
period of twenty-five years from the approval of this Act, the right,
privilege, and authority to construct, maintain, and operate an
electric light, heat and power plant, utilizing for this purpose the
current of the Batagayam River, for the purpose of generating and
distributing electric light, heat and/or power for sale within the
municipalities of Sogod and Catmon, both of Cebu Province: Provided,
That the holder of the franchise herein granted shall start the
operation thereof within one and a half years from the approval of said
franchise. Sec. 2. It is expressly provided that in the event the Government should desire to maintain and operate for itself the plant and enterprise herein authorized, the grantee shall surrender its franchise and will turn over to the Government all serviceable equipment therein, at cost. Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved: June 8, 1950 |