Order No. 3 of the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Forces in the Philippines

Order No. 3

ORDER CONCERNING BASIC PRINCIPLES IN EXERCISING LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL POWERS

February 20, 1942

Mr. Chairman of the Executive Commission of the Philippines Manila

In exercising the legislative, executive and judicial powers in the Philippines, the following rules shall be observed:

(1) Activities of the administrative organs and judicial courts in the Philippines shall be based upon the existing statutes, orders, ordinances and customs until further orders, provided that they are not inconsistent with the present circumstances under the Japanese Military Administration.

(2) The Executive Commission of the Philippines may enact new statutes and ordinances subject to the approval of the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Forces in the Philippines.

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