[ Act No. 1944, May 20, 1909 ]

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO SPECIFY BY EXECUTIVE ORDER THE KINDS OF NATIVE WINES OR LIQUORS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROHIBITIONS CONTAINED IN SECTIONS NINE AND TWENTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED FIFTY-NINE, ENTITLED "THE MANILA LIQUOR LICENSES ACT," ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND TWO, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE, GIFT, OR OTHER DISPOSAL, IN THE PROVINCE OF CAVITE, TO SOLDIERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND SAILORS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS, OF ANY OF THE SO-CALLED NATIVE WINES OR LIQUORS," AND ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE, GIFT, OR OTHER DISPOSAL, IN THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES, TO SOLDIERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND SAILORS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS, OF ANY OF THE SO-CALLED NATIVE WINES OR LIQUORS."

By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Legislature, that:

Section 1. The Governor-General is hereby authorized to specify by executive order the kinds of native wines, or liquors which shall come under the prohibit ions contained in sections nine and twenty-four of Act Numbered Fifty-nine, entitled  "The  Manila Liquor Licenses Act," and in Acts  Numbered Thirteen hundred and  two,  entitled  "An  Act   prohibiting the sale, gift, or other disposal, in the Province of Cavite to soldiers of the United States Army and sailors and enlisted men of the United States Navy  Marine Corps,  of any of  the so-called   native  wines or liquors," and Thirteen hundred and sixty-nine, entitled "An Act prohibiting the sale, gift, or other disposal in the Province of Zambales, to soldiers of the United States Army and sailors and enlisted men of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, of any of the so-called native wines or liquors."   Any other native wines or liquors not included in such executive order shall not be subject to the prohibitions contained in said sections and Acts.

Section 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage.1aшphi1

Enacted, May 20, 1909.


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