Republic Act No. 3332, enacted on June 18, 1961, amends the charter of the City of Cotabato to provide for the appointment of two assistant attorneys to support the city attorney. The act specifies their compensation, with the first assistant earning 4,200 pesos and the second 3,720 pesos per annum. These assistant attorneys are to be appointed by the President of the Philippines, subject to the consent of the Commission on Appointments. The law is effective immediately upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on May 14, 1962.
June 18, 1961
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3332
AN ACT TO PROVIDE TWO ASSISTANT ATTORNEYS FOR THE CITY OF COTABATO, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-THREE OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF COTABATO
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section twenty-three of Republic Act Numbered Twenty-three hundred sixty-four, otherwise known as the "Charter of the City of Cotabato," is amended to read as follows: cdt
"SEC. 23. The city attorney — His compensation, powers and duties. — The provisions of Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred nine to the contrary notwithstanding, the city shall have an attorney who shall be the chief legal adviser of the city. He shall have two assistant attorneys with compensation at the rate of four thousand two hundred pesos and three thousand seven hundred twenty pesos, respectively per annum. Said assistant attorneys shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments. The city attorney shall have the following powers and duties:"
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Enacted without Executive approval, June 18, 1961. aisa dc
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 58, No. 20, p. 4017 on May 14, 1962