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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1842 - AN
ACT CREATING THE MEAT INSPECTION BOARD IN THE CITY OF MANILA, AMENDING
FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND NINE |
Section 1.
Republic Act Numbered Four hundred and nine, otherwise known as the
Revised Charter of the City of Manila, is amended by inserting between
Articles XIV and XV thereof, a new article, to be known as Article
XIV-A, which shall read as follows: "ARTICLE XIV-A. — Meat Inspection
Board "Sec. 80-B.
Duties and powers of the Board. — The Meat Inspection Board shall: "(e) Provide
for the destruction and disposal of stock and of carcasses of stock and
meat which are diseased and which are otherwise unfit for human
consumption.cralaw "(j) Take
charge of the design and construction of such abattoirs, stockyards and
corrals as may be authorized by the City.cralaw Sec. 2. The second paragraph of section fifty-two of the same Act is amended to read as follows: "The City Treasurer shall
exercise the functions of municipal collector of taxes, shall collect
all taxes and assessments due the city, and all licenses authorized by
law or ordinances, and all rents due for lands, markets, and other
property owned by the city; shall administer markets and shall receive
and receipt for all costs, fees, fines and forfeitures imposed by the
municipal court, from the clerks thereof, and the fees collected by the
sheriff or his deputies, or by the justice of the peace." Sec. 3. Paragraph (a), section seventy-nine of the same Act is amended to read as follows: "(a) He shall
have general supervision and control over the health and sanitary
conditions of the city, including the cleaning of crematories,
cemeteries, and markets." Sec. 4. Paragraph (a), section eighty of the same Act is amended to read as follows: "(a) He shall
have general supervision and control over the sanitary building and
plumbing inspection service; care, custody and cleaning of all public
buildings including markets and buildings rented for city purposes;
public toilets; collection and disposal of garbage, refuse, contents of
toilets and cesspools, and all other offensive and dangerous substances
within the city." Sec. 5. Upon the organization of the Meat Inspection Board, the balances of appropriations, personnel, equipment, supplies and records of the Division of Veterinary Service, Division of Slaughterhouses and Stockyards, Meat Delivery Service shall be transferred to the Meat Inspection Board.cralaw
Sec. 6. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.cralaw Approved: June 22, 1957 |