Amending Act No. 2711 (Administrative Code of 1917)
Commonwealth Act No. 143, enacted on November 7, 1936, amends the 1917 Administrative Code by adding Section 2561(A). This new section stipulates the annual compensation for the city attorney and assistant city attorney, set at a maximum of five thousand pesos and three thousand pesos, respectively. Additionally, it allows the city council to provide housing or a housing allowance for these officials, contingent upon the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. The Act takes effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 143
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 7, 1936
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 143
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN, BY INSERTING SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE (A) BETWEEN SECTIONS TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE AND TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO THEREOF
SECTION 1. A new section is hereby inserted between sections twenty-five hundred and sixty-one and twenty-five hundred and sixty-two of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, which shall read as follows: IcAaSD
"SEC. 2561 (A). The city attorney and assistant city attorney shall receive compensation to be paid out of the city treasury not exceeding five thousand pesos and three thousand pesos per annum, respectively: Provided, That with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior first had, the city council may, in its discretion, provide quarters for said officials or commute the same in addition to their salary."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. DcCITS
Approved, November 7, 1936.
Cite This Law
Amending Act No. 2711 (Administrative Code of 1917), Commonwealth Act No. 143, Nov 7, 1936 (Philippines)
Amending Act No. 2711 (Administrative Code of 1917), Commonwealth Act No. 143 (Phil. 1936)
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