REPUBLIC ACT NO. 196, June 22, 1947

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 196, June 22, 1947 ]

AN ACT TO GRANT TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF BASEY, SAMAR, A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT, AND POWER SYSTEM.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Subject to the terms and conditions established in Act Numbered Thirty-six hundred and thirty-six, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred and thirty-two, and to the provisions of the Constitution, there is granted to the municipality of Basey, Samar, for a period of twenty-five years from the approval of this Act, the right, privilege, and authority to construct, maintain, and operate an electric light, heat, and power plant for the purpose of generating and distributing electric light, heat, and/or power for sale within the limits of its territorial jurisdiction.

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Enacted, without Executive approval, June 22, 1947.