Excluding From the Operation of Executive Orders Nos. 35 and 35, Series of 1904 and 1912, Respectively, the Whole Island of Darab, Province of Palawan, Philippines, and Declaring the Same Open for Mining Purposes

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Proclamation No. 605

Excluding the Whole Island of Darab, Province of Palawan, Philippines from the Culion Leper Colony Reservation and Declaring it Open for Mining Purposes

- Pursuant to a petition filed for the exclusion of the whole Island of Darab from the Culion Leper Colony Reservation established under Executive Orders Nos. 35 and 35, series of 1904 and 1912, respectively. (Whereas clause 1)
- Based on the report of the Director of Mines dated March 9, 1939, concurred by the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, the whole Island of Darab appears to be mineralized. (Whereas clause 2)
- Under Section 14 of Commonwealth Act No. 137 (Mining Law), lands within reservations for purposes other than mining, which are found to be more valuable for their mineral contents than the purpose of reservation, may be withdrawn by the President with the concurrence of the National Assembly. (Whereas clause 3)
- President Manuel L. Quezon, by virtue of the powers vested in him by law, excludes the whole Island of Darab from the operation of Executive Orders Nos. 35 and 35, series of 1904 and 1912, respectively, and declares it open to mining location and lease under the Mining Act. (Operative clause)
- This Proclamation shall not take effect until concurred by a resolution of the National Assembly duly adopted for the purpose. (Condition)