CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL AN EXISTING VACANCY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Whereas, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives has certified that a vacancy exists in the sixth representative
district of the Province of Cebu;

Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority
conferred upon me by Section 20 of Republic Act No. 180, known as the Revised
Election Code, I, Manuel Roxas, President of the Philippines, hereby issue this
proclamation and call a special election to take place on Tuesday, the 11^th
day of November, 1947, in the sixth representative district of the province of
Cebu for the purpose of electing the member who is to fill the unexpired
portion of the term of the existing vacancy in the House of Representatives.

The provision of the Revised Election Code
insofar as they are applicable shall be followed in the conduct of the special
election herein called.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done at the City of Manila, this 15^th
day of August in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, and of
the Independence of the Philippines, the second.

(Sgd.) MANUEL ROXAS

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) EMILIO ABELLO

Chief of the Executive Office

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