Amendment to C.A. No. 58 (Charter of Cebu City)
Republic Act No. 169, enacted on June 20, 1947, amends Section 38 of the Charter of the City of Cebu, establishing a Municipal Court with two branches, each headed by a judge with a salary of four thousand pesos. The first branch is designated to handle criminal cases exclusively, while the second branch addresses civil cases and juvenile delinquencies. The Municipal Court retains similar jurisdiction and powers as justice of the peace courts, with provisions for additional jurisdiction as may be granted by future laws. In instances of absence or vacancy, the Secretary of Justice can appoint an assistant fiscal to temporarily fulfill the role of a judge without extra compensation. This act took effect upon its approval.
Quick Answers
- What is Amendment to C.A. No. 58 (Charter of Cebu City) about?
- Republic Act No. 169, enacted on June 20, 1947, amends Section 38 of the Charter of the City of Cebu, establishing a Municipal Court with two branches, each headed by a judge with a salary of four thousand pesos. The first branch is designated to handle criminal cases exclusively, while the second branch addresses civil cases and juvenile delinquencies. The Municipal Court retains similar jurisdiction and powers as justice of the peace courts, with provisions for additional jurisdiction as may be granted by future laws. In instances of absence or vacancy, the Secretary of Justice can appoint an assistant fiscal to temporarily fulfill the role of a judge without extra compensation. This act took effect upon its approval.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 169?
- Amendment to C.A. No. 58 (Charter of Cebu City) (Republic Act No. 169) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendment to C.A. No. 58 (Charter of Cebu City) enacted?
- Amendment to C.A. No. 58 (Charter of Cebu City) (Republic Act No. 169) was enacted on Jun 20, 1947.
- What is the citation for Amendment to C.A. No. 58 (Charter of Cebu City)?
- Amendment to C.A. No. 58 (Charter of Cebu City), Republic Act No. 169, Jun 20, 1947 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 169
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 20, 1947
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 169
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THIRTY-EIGHT OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FIFTY-EIGHT KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CEBU, AS AMENDED BY COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE AND BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIXTY-SEVEN
SECTION 1. Section thirty-eight of Commonwealth Act Numbered Fifty-eight, known as the Charter of the City of Cebu, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred and twenty-nine and by Republic Act Numbered Sixty-seven, is hereby amended to read as follows: aisa dc
"Sec. 38. Regular and acting judges of the Municipal Court. — There shall be a Municipal Court for the City of Cebu consisting of two branches, for which two judges shall be appointed, to be known, respectively, as judge of the first and second branch, and who shall receive salaries of four thousand pesos each.
"The first branch shall have exclusive jurisdiction in criminal cases and the second branch, in civil cases and in juvenile delinquencies.
"The Municipal Court shall have the same jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases and the same incidental powers as at present conferred by law upon justice of the peace courts and such additional jurisdiction and powers as may hereafter be conferred upon them by law.
"In case of absence, sickness or incapacity of any of the judges of the Municipal Court and in case of any vacancies in such offices, the Secretary of Justice may designate any assistant fiscal in the office of the provincial fiscal of Cebu to act as judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Cebu, with all the powers of a regular judge of said court, by such acting judge shall not receive any additional compensation during the time he is acting as such." aisa dc
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 20, 1947
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 43, No. 7, p. 2685 in July 1947
Cite This Law
Amendment to C.A. No. 58 (Charter of Cebu City), Republic Act No. 169, Jun 20, 1947 (Philippines)
Amendment to C.A. No. 58 (Charter of Cebu City), Republic Act No. 169 (Phil. 1947)
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