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Proclamation 2148 Establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, November 14, 1935

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Whereas pursuant to the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for the complete independence of the Philippine Islands, to provide for the adoption of a constitution and a form of government for the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes," approved March 24, 1934 (48 Stat. 456), and in accordance with the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines heretofore adopted and ratified by the people of the Philippine Islands, an election was held in the Philippine Islands on September 17, 1935, for the purpose of electing officers of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines; and

Whereas the Governor General of the Philippine Islands has certified to me as President of the United States of America the result of the said election:

Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority...

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