1926 / Dec

Act No. 3298 AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE OF THE PENAL CODE December 02, 1926

[ Act No. 3298, December 02, 1926 ]

AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE OF THE PENAL CODE

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Legislature assembled and  by  the authority of  the same:

SECTION 1.  Article  five  hundred and ninety-one of the Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Art. 591. The penalty ofarresto menorshall be imposed upon any person, who,  for  profit or gain, shall interpret dreams, make forecasts, tell fortunes, or take  advantage of the credulity of the public in any other similar manner, unless the offense be punishable under Book II of this Code."
SEC.  2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.Approved, December 2, 1926.