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3rd Philippine Legislature

3rd Philippine Legislature

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The Third Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from October 16, 1912, to February 24, 1916.

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Sessions

  • First Regular Session: October 16, 1912 – February 3, 1913
  • First Special Session: February 6 – 11, 1913
  • Second Regular Session: October 16, 1913 – February 3, 1914
  • Second Special Session: February 4 – 28, 1914
  • Third Regular Session: October 16, 1914 – February 5, 1915
  • Fourth Regular Session: October 16, 1915 – February 4, 1916
  • Third Special Session: February 14 – 24, 1916

Legislation

The Third Philippine Legislature passed a total of 473 laws (Act Nos. 2192–2664)

Leadership

Philippine Commission

  • Governor-General and ex-officio President of the Philippine Commission:
William Cameron Forbes
Francis Burton Harrison, appointed on September 2, 1913

Philippine Assembly

  • Speaker of the Philippine Assembly
Sergio Osmeña (Nacionalista, 2nd District Cebu)
  • Majority Floor Leader
  • Minority Floor Leader

Members

Philippine Commission

Main article: Philippine Commission

Sources:

  • Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the First Session, October 16, 1912, to February 3, 1913, and A Special Session, February 6, 1913, to February 11, 1913, of the Third Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1913.
  • Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session, October 16, 1913, to February 3, 1914, and A Special Session, February 6, 1914, to February 28, 1914, of the Third Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1914.
  • Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Third Session, October 16, 1914, to February 5, 1915, of the Third Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1915.
  • Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Fourth Session, October 16, 1915, to February 4, 1916, and A Special Session, February 14, 1916, to February 24, 1916, of the Third Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1916.

Philippine Assembly

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Notes

  1. Resigned on October 30, 1913.
  2. Appointed on October 30, 1913.
  3. Appointed on January 28, 1914.
  4. Resigned on December 4, 1912.
  5. Resigned on September 1, 1913.
  6. Resigned on December 1, 1913.
  7. Appointed on September 2, 1913.
  8. Appointed on December 1, 1913.
  9. Appointed on December 1, 1913, resigned on October 31, 1915.
  10. Resigned on September 15, 1913.
  11. Died on December 22, 1913.
  12. Won a special election on May 15, 1914.
  13. Election annulled on February 14, 1914 due to possession of Spanish citizenship and failure to submit a certificate of candidacy.
  14. Won a special election on May 16, 1914.
  15. Died on July 27, 1914.
  16. Won a special election on October 10, 1914.
  17. Resigned on October 13, 1914.
  18. Won a special election on November 21, 1914.
  19. Resigned on October 30, 1913 after being appointed to the Philippine Commission.
  20. Won a special election on February 24, 1914.
  21. Resigned on February 5, 1915 after being appointed as Iloilo provincial prosecutor.
  22. Won a special election on September 18, 1915.
  23. Resigned on March 1, 1914 after being appointed to the Code Committee.
  24. Won a special election on June 8, 1914.
  25. Died on May 25, 1915.
  26. Resigned on April 9, 1914 after being elected as governor of Agusan.
  27. Won a special election on October 1, 1914.
  28. Resigned on July 12, 1915 after being appointed to the Public Welfare Board.
  29. Resigned on April 1, 1914 after being appointed as Solicitor General.
  30. Won a special election on July 22, 1914 .

See also

References

    • "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
    • "The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.

    Further reading

    • Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
    • Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
    • Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
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