[ Act No. 2595., February 04, 1916 ]
AN ACT FIXING TWO YEARS AS THE TERM FOR THE PRESCRIPTION OF THE CRIME OF LIBEL AND OF A CIVIL ACTION ARISING THEREFROM.
By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Legislature, that:
SECTION 1. The crime of libel as well as the civil action arising therefrom shall prescribe two years after the publication of the libel.
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
Enacted, February 4, 1916.
SECTION 1. The crime of libel as well as the civil action arising therefrom shall prescribe two years after the publication of the libel.
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
Enacted, February 4, 1916.