Act Providing the Manner in Which the Option to Elect Philippine Citizenship Shall be Declared by a Person Whose Mother is a Filipino Citizen
| Publisher | National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities |
| Author | Republic of the Philippines |
| Publication Date | 7 June 1941 |
| Reference | PHL-115 |
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Be it enacted by the National Assembly of the Philippines:
Section 1.
The option to elect Philippine citizenship in accordance with Sub-section (4) Section 1, Article IV, of the Constitution shall be expressed in a statement to be signed and sworn to by the party concerned before any officer authorized to administer oaths and shall be filed with the nearest civil registry. The said party shall accompany the aforesaid statement with the oath of allegiance to the Constitution and the Government of the Philippines.
Section 2.
If the party concerned is absent from the Philippines, he may make the statement herein authorized to administer oaths, and he shall forward such statement together with his Oath of Allegiance, to the Civil Registry of Manila.
Section 3.
The Civil Registrar shall collect as filing fees of the statement, the amount of ten pesos.
Section 4.
The penalty of prison correctional, or a fine not exceeding ten thousand pesos or both shall be imposed on anyone found guilty of fraud, or falsehood in making the statement herein prescribed.
Section 5.
This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
APPROVED, June 7, 1941
