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United States vs. Salaveria 039 Phil 102

THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE,VERSUS PRUDENCIO SALAVERIA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. JOSE R. VARELA FOR APPELLANT. OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL PAREDES FOR APPELLEE.

G.R. No. L-13678 | 1918-11-12

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
 
MALCOLM, J.:
 
The municipal council of Orion, Bataan, enacted, on February 28, 1917, an ordinance which, among other things, prohibited the playing of panguingue on days not Sundays or legal holidays, and penalized the violation thereof by a casero [housekeeper] by a fine of not less than P10 nor more than P200, and by jugadores [gamblers] by a fine of not less than P5 nor more than P200. The justice of the peace of Orion, when this ordinance went into effect, was Prudencio Salaveria, now the defendant and appellant....