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 770 Saving clause. Effective date. Passage by the noose of Re prese ntati ves Passage by the Sen- ate. 72d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 11. JANUARY 17, 1933 . and its administration are hereby repealed as of the date of the inaugurati on of the government of the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands. SEC. 1-6. If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and the applicability of such provisions to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. EFFE CTIVE DATE SEC. 17 . T he forego ing provi sions of this Act shall not take eff ect unt il accept ed by con current r esolution of the P hilippine Legislat ure or by a convention called for the purpose of passing upon that question as may be provided by the Philippine Legislature. JNO N. GARNER Speaker of the House of Representatives. CH ARL ES CURT IS Vice Pre sident of the Uni ted State s and President of the Senate. IN THE H OUSE OF REPRES ENTATI VES OF THE UNI TED ST ATES January 13, 1 933. The House of Representatives having proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the bill (H . R . 7233) entitled "An act to enable the people of the Philippine Islands to adopt a constitution and form a government for the Philippine Islands, to provide for the indep endenc e of t he sam e, and for o ther pu rposes ," ret urned by the Presiden t of the United St ates, wit h his obj ections, to the Ho use of Representatives, in which it originated, it was Resolved, That the said bill pass, two-thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same. Attest SOUTH TRIMBL E Clerk. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNI1r .U STATES January 10 (calendar day, January 17), 1933. The Senate having proceeded to reconsider the bill (H . R . 7233) . entitled "An Act to enable the people of the Philippine Islands to adopt a constitution and form a government for the Philippine Islands, to provide for the independence of the same, and for other purposes," returned by the President of the United States to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, with his objections, and passed by the House on a reconsideration of the same, it was RESOLVED, That the said bill pass, two-thirds of the Senators present having voted in the affir. .iative. Attest EDWIN P. THAYER Secretary.