Calling the National Assembly in Special Session To Canvass the Results of the Plebiscite Held on June 18, 1940
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Calling the National Assembly in Special Session To Canvass the Results of the Plebiscite Held on June 18, 1940
Proclamation No. 568
June 24, 1940
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Summary of Proclamation No. 568Calling the National Assembly in Special Session
- The President of the Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon, is calling the National Assembly into a special session on July 8, 1940, at 4:00 PM in Manila. (Section 1)
- The purpose of the special session is to receive and canvass the returns and certify the results of the election held on June 18, 1940, regarding the proposed amendments to the Constitution of the Philippines and the Ordinance appended thereto. (Section 1)
- The proposed amendments were submitted to the Filipino people for approval or disapproval on June 18, 1940, in pursuance of the Constitution of the Philippines and Commonwealth Act No. 517. (Preamble)
- The Speaker of the National Assembly made a formal request for the special session to canvass and certify the results of the election. (Preamble)
- The public interest requires that the returns of the election be canvassed and the results be certified as early as possible. (Preamble)
- All persons entitled to act as members of the Second National Assembly are required to take notice of this proclamation. (Section 2)
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Calling the National Assembly in Special Session To Canvass the Results of the Plebiscite Held on June 18, 1940
Proclamation No. 568
•June 24, 1940
MALACAÑANG PALACEManila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 568
CALLING THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN SPECIAL SESSION TO CANVASS THE RESULTS OF THE PLEBISCITE HELD ON JUNE 18, 1940.
Whereas, in pursuance of the Constitution of the Philippines and of Commonwealth Act No. 517, amendments to the Constitution of the Philippines and to the Ordinance appended thereto, proposed by the National Assembly in its Resolution No. 38, adopted on September 15, 1939, as amended by its Resolution No. 73, adopted on April 11, 1940, were submitted to the Filipino people for approval or disapproval on the 18th day of June, 1940;
Whereas, a formal request has been made by the Speaker of the National Assembly that a special session of the Assembly be called for the purpose of canvassing the and certifying the results of the election so held on June 18, 1940; and
Whereas, the public interest requires that the returns of the election be canvassed and the results thereof be certified as early as possible;
Now, therefore, I, Manuel L. Quezon, President...
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Executive Issuances
Proclamations
National Assembly
Special Session
Canvass
Plebiscite
Election Results
Constitutional Amendments
Ordinance
Filipino People
Approval
Disapproval
Constitution of the Philippines
Commonwealth Act No. 517
Speaker of the National Assembly
Public Interest
Second National Assembly
MALACAÑANG PALACEManila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 568
CALLING THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN SPECIAL SESSION TO CANVASS THE RESULTS OF THE PLEBISCITE HELD ON JUNE 18, 1940.
Whereas, in pursuance of the Constitution of the Philippines and of Commonwealth Act No. 517, amendments to the Constitution of the Philippines and to the Ordinance appended thereto, proposed by the National Assembly in its Resolution No. 38, adopted on September 15, 1939, as amended by its Resolution No. 73, adopted on April 11, 1940, were submitted to the Filipino people for approval or disapproval on the 18th day of June, 1940;
Whereas, a formal request has been made by the Speaker of the National Assembly that a special session of the Assembly be called for the purpose of canvassing the and certifying the results of the election so held on June 18, 1940; and
Whereas, the public interest requires that the returns of the election be canvassed and the results thereof be certified as early as possible;
Now, therefore, I, Manuel L. Quezon, President...
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