PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The United States gives the Philippine Commonwealth, when it is set up, the property and rights it acquired in the Philippine Islands under the earlier treaties. This does not include land set aside by the President for U.S. military or other reservations, or any land or rights already sold or lawfully disposed of.

Title 22, §1391

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All the property and rights which may have been acquired in the Philippine Islands by the United States under the treaties mentioned in the first section of this Act, except such land or other property as has heretofore been designated by the President of the United States for Military and other reservations of the Government of the United States, and except such land or other property or rights or interests therein as may have been sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with law, are granted to the government of the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands when constituted.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Treaties mentioned in the first section of this Act, referred to in text, were treaty of peace between the United States and Spain of December 10, 1898, and treaty between Spain and the United States concluded at Washington, Nov. 7, 1900. The first section of this Act, referred to in text, is section 1 of act Mar. 24, 1934, which was classified to section 1231 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, and was omitted from the Code. Since their independence, the Philippine Islands have been a republic, and are no longer designated as a “Commonwealth”, referred to in text. See note below.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11, § 5, 47 Stat. 764.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

SeparabilityAct Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, § 16, 48 Stat. 464, provided: “If any provision of this Act [enacting this section and section 1281a, 1393 to 1395 of this title, amending sections 1231 to 1234, 1237 to 1239, 1241 to 1243, 1245, 1247, and 1248 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions] is declared unconstitutional or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the act and the applicability of such provisions and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.”

Executive Documents

Philippine IndependencePhilippine Islands granted independence by Proc. No. 2695, which is set out as a note under section 1394 of this title.

§1391 Transfer of Property and Rights to Philippine Commonwealth