Additional Judge for Municipal Court of Baguio City
Republic Act No. 2183, enacted on May 4, 1959, establishes an additional judge for the Municipal Court of the City of Baguio, amending Section 2562 of the Revised Administrative Code. The law specifies that the Municipal Court will now have two judges, and in cases where a judge is absent due to sickness or incapacity, the Secretary of Justice may appoint an assistant attorney or provincial fiscal to temporarily serve as a judge without receiving extra compensation. This act aims to enhance the judicial capacity of the Baguio Municipal Court. It took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 2183
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 4, 1959
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2183
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ADDITIONAL JUDGE FOR THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY OF BAGUIO, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED
SECTION 1. Section twenty-five hundred and sixty-two of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 2562. The Municipal Court. — There shall be a Municipal Court for the City of Baguio, for which two judges shall be appointed. In case of absence sickness or incapacity of any of the judges of the Municipal Court, the Secretary of Justice may designate any assistant attorney of the Department of Justice or provincial fiscal to act as judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Baguio, with all the powers of the regular judge of said Court; but such acting judge shall not receive any additional compensation during the time he is acting as judge."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: May 4, 1959 cd i
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 55, No. 25, p. 4616 on June 22, 1959
Cite This Law
Additional Judge for Municipal Court of Baguio City, Republic Act No. 2183, May 4, 1959 (Philippines)
Additional Judge for Municipal Court of Baguio City, Republic Act No. 2183 (Phil. 1959)
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