[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 620, May 26, 1951 ]
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKE OFFICE TO HOLD ANNUALLY ONE SPECIAL SWEEPSTAKE RACE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. The Philippine Charity Sweepstake Office is authorized to hold annually one special sweepstake horse race the whole proceeds of which shall, after deducting the payment of the prizes and expenses as provided in Act Numbered Forty-one hundred and thirty, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Five hundred and forty-six, be turned over to the Girl Scouts of the Philippines for its support and expenses. In said special sweepstake horse race, the prizes for winning horses and horses placed second and third shall be in direct proportion to the three main prizes for winning tickets and shall be ten per cent thereto, but in no case shall the total amount of said prizes exceed fifty thousand pesos.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, May 26, 1951.
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