Additional Judges for CFI-Cagayan and CFI-Isabela

June 17, 1961

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3067

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR TWO ADDITIONAL JUDGES FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, ONE JUDGE TO PRESIDE OVER THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CAGAYAN, WITH PERMANENT STATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TUAO, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, AND THE OTHER TO PRESIDE OVER THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF ISABELA, WITH PERMANENT STATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ILAGAN, PROVINCE OF ISABELA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS FIFTY, FIFTY-TWO AND FIFTY-FOUR OF "THE JUDICIARY ACT OF 1948"

SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section fifty of Republic Act Numbered Two hundred ninety-six, otherwise known as "The Judiciary Act of 1948," as amended, is further amended to read as follows:

"Eight judges shall be commissioned for the First Judicial Districts. Three judges shall preside over the Courts of First Instance of Cagayan, Batanes and the Subprovince of Apayao in the Mountain Province, and shall be known as judges of the first, second, and third branches thereof, respectively, the judge of the first branch to preside also over the Court of First Instance of the Subprovince of Apayao and the judge of the second branch to preside also over the Court of First Instance of Batanes; three judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance of Isabela, and shall be known as the judges of the first, second and third branches thereof; and two judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance of Nueva Vizcaya, to be known as the judges of the first and second branches thereof."

SECTION 2. The third paragraph of Section fifty-two of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:

"For the First Judiciary District, the judge of the first branch of the Courts of First Instance of Cagayan, Batanes and the Sub-province of Apayao in the Mountain Province, shall be stationed in the Municipality of Tuguegarao, Province of Cagayan, the judge of the second branch, in the Municipality of Aparri, same province; the judge of the third branch, in the Municipality of Tuao, same province; two judges shall be stationed in the Municipality of Ilagan, Province of Isabela; one judge shall be stationed at Cauayan, Isabela; and two judges, in the Municipality of Bayombong, Province of Nueva Vizcaya."

SECTION 3. The third paragraph of Section fifty-four of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:

"First Judicial District: At Santo Domingo de Basco, Province of Batanes, on the first Tuesday of March of each year. A special term of court shall also be held once a year in the Municipality of Ballesteros, Province of Cagayan."

SECTION 4. There is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sum as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. cdt

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 17, 1961

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 57, No. 48, p. 8603 on November 27, 1961