Philippine Legislature

“ The watchers shall be appointed by the political parties, branches or fractions thereof, or political groups which have polled votes in the preceding general election in each municipality at the rate of two watchers for each such party, branch or fraction thereof or political group. Acts and omissions penalized by the Election Law shall, if committed during the holding of this election or in connection therewith, be punished with the penalties prescribed by said law. ”

“ No person shall present himself as a candidate for or be eligible to more than one office at the election provided for in this Act, and any person filing certificates of candidacy for two or more different offices shall not be understood to be a candidate for any such offices.
SEC. 4. Certificates of candidacy.—Certificates of candidacy shall be signed and sworn to by the candidates themselves and shall be filed with the Department of the Interior at least forty days before the election. Said certificates shall not contain any nicknames or aliases of the candidates. ”

“ The laws relative to the parliamentary immunity of the members of the Legislature and the protection of the sessions of the same and its committees against disturbance and molestation, and the penalties provided for the violation of said laws shall be applicable to the members of the Constitutional Convention and to the sessions of the same and of its committees. ”

“ Preparation of ballot and spoiled ballots.—Every voter shall prepare his ballot himself and no one shall be permitted to assist him therein, any provision of new existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, except as far as the election of Members of the National Assembly in the Provinces of Cotabato, Lanao and Sulu is concerned. ”

“ The voters of Tagudin, Cervantes, Angaki, San Emilio, Concepcion, Sigay, Suyo, Alilem, and Sugpon, of the Province of Ilocos Sur, shall vote at the election of delegates of the second district of said province, and the voters of Pugo, Burgos, San Gabriel, Santol, and Sudipen, of the Province of La Union, shall vote at the election of delegates of the first district of the latter province. No new voters shall be admitted at this election ”

“ Si la mayoría de los votos emitidos fuese en pro de la Constitución, dichos votos serán considerados como expresión de la voluntad del Pueblo de las Islas Filipinas en favor de la independencia filipina, * * *. Si una mayoría de los votos emitidos fuese contraria a la Constitución, el actual Gobierno de las Islas Filipinas continuará no obstante las disposiciones de esta Ley." Para votar por la ratificación de la Constitución, con la Ordenanza adscrita a la misma, escriba la palabra "Si" en el encasillado en blanco después de la pregunta ”

“ This work is in the public domain because it is a work of the Philippine government (see Republic Act No. 8293 Sec. 176) .
All official Philippine texts of a legislative, administrative, or judicial nature, or any official translation thereof, are ineligible for copyright. ”

“ Candidacies of public officers or candidacies for more than one office.—Any person holding a public office or employment in the executive or judicial branch, shall automatically cease in his office at the time of filing his certificate of candidacy. ”

“ After the President of the United States has certified that the Constitution conforms with the provisions of this Act, it shall be submitted to the People of the Philippine Islands for their ratification or rejection at an election to be held within four months after the date of such certification, on a date to be fixed by the Philippine Legislature, at which election the qualified voters of the Philippine Islands shall have an opportunity to vote directly for or against the proposed Constitution and Ordinances appended thereto, * * *. ”