Text of the provision
Art. 423. The property of provinces, cities, and municipalities is divided into property for public use and patrimonial property.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
The property of provinces, cities, and municipalities is likewise divided into property for public use and patrimonial property — the same distinction that governs State property, applied at the local level.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 422 — Conversion to Patrimonial Property.
- Article 424 — Local Property for Public Use.
Cases citing this article
- Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Bataan vs. Congressman Enrique T. Garcia, Jr., et al, G.R. No. 174964, October 5, 2016 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Republic of the Philippines vs. Pedro O. Enciso, G.R. No. 160145, November 11, 2005 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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