Reserving for School Purposes A Parcel of the Public Domain Situated in the Barrio of Lesseb, Municipal District of Bauko, Mountain Province, Island of Luzon

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Proclamation No. 551

Reservation of Public Land for School Purposes
- A parcel of public land situated in the barrio of Lesseb, municipal district of Bauko, Mountain Province, Island of Luzon, is withdrawn from sale or settlement and reserved for school purposes under the administration of the Director of Education, subject to private rights, if any.
- The parcel of land is particularly described in Bureau of Lands plan Psu-108808, with the following details:
    - Bounded on the northeast by a creek (no name) and public land, on the southeast by public land, on the southwest by public land and property of Docmey, and on the northwest by a creek (no name).
    - Beginning at a point marked "1" on the plan, with specific coordinates and bearings provided.
    - The parcel has an area of 13,651 square meters, more or less.
    - Specific points on the plan are marked by P.L.S. stone monuments, nails in crosses on pine trees, and a boulder marked "X".
    - The survey was conducted on April 11, 1938, and May 20, 1939, with a true declination of 0° 46' E, and the plan was approved on October 16, 1939.
- The proclamation is signed by President Manuel L. Quezon on May 11, 1940, and countersigned by Secretary to the President Jorge B. Vargas.
- The legal basis for the proclamation is Section 83 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended.