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not included or cited in the main indices of theChan Robles Virtual Law Library This page features the full text of Act No. 4164 AN ACT TO PREVENT THE EXCESSIVE INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF CERTAIN PRIME NECESSITIES OF LIFE ON THE OCCASION OF A PUBLIC CALAMITY, PENALIZING THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ACT NO. 4164 chan
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Sec. 2. The Governor-General shall cause the proclamations required in the preceding section to be published in the Official Gazette and for three consecutive issues in two daily newspapers of general circulation in the Islands, one in Spanish and another in English, which, in opinion may be best fitted to apprise the inhabitants of the locality affected with the terms of said proclamations. Sec. 3. The Governor-General may, during the period of emergency, herein provided for, if in his judgment public order so requires, order the seizure of a commodity or material or merchandise or prime necessity, sell it to the public at the price herein authorized, and reimburse to the owner of the same its legal price. chan robles virtual law library Sec. 4. Any person, firm or corporation violating the terms of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred pesos nor more than two thousand pesos, or by imprisonment for not less than two months nor more than two years, or both, at the discretion of the Court; and the forfeiture of the corpus delicti. In the case of a firm or corporation, the manager or administrator thereof, shall be criminally responsible for the violation of this Act by such firm or corporation. chan robles virtual law library Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.chan robles virtual law library Back to Top - Back to Main Index - Back to Home |
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