An Act Amending Certain Subsections of Section Five of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six, as Amended by Acts Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven and Eleven Hundred and Eighty-Four, by Modifying the Provisions Relating to the Leave of Absence of Judges, and the Provision Relating to the Court Vacation of the Supreme Court
Act No. 1598, enacted on March 9, 1907, amends certain provisions regarding judges' leave of absence and the Supreme Court's vacation schedule. It allows the Supreme Court vacation to begin on April 1 and end on July 1, contingent upon a court resolution. Additionally, it modifies the eligibility criteria for judges to receive a five-month leave of absence, specifying that judges must have served continuously for three years in the Islands and have not visited the U.S. during that time. Judges with over two years of service may still be granted a five-month vacation, but payment for any additional leave will only be made after completing three years of service. The Act is effective immediately upon passage.
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- Act No. 1598, enacted on March 9, 1907, amends certain provisions regarding judges' leave of absence and the Supreme Court's vacation schedule. It allows the Supreme Court vacation to begin on April 1 and end on July 1, contingent upon a court resolution. Additionally, it modifies the eligibility criteria for judges to receive a five-month leave of absence, specifying that judges must have served continuously for three years in the Islands and have not visited the U.S. during that time. Judges with over two years of service may still be granted a five-month vacation, but payment for any additional leave will only be made after completing three years of service. The Act is effective immediately upon passage.
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- An Act Amending Certain Subsections of Section Five of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six, as Amended by Acts Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven and Eleven Hundred and Eighty-Four, by Modifying the Provisions Relating to the Leave of Absence of Judges, and the Provision Relating to the Court Vacation of the Supreme Court (Act No. 1598) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
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- An Act Amending Certain Subsections of Section Five of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six, as Amended by Acts Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven and Eleven Hundred and Eighty-Four, by Modifying the Provisions Relating to the Leave of Absence of Judges, and the Provision Relating to the Court Vacation of the Supreme Court (Act No. 1598) was enacted on Mar 9, 1907.
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- An Act Amending Certain Subsections of Section Five of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six, as Amended by Acts Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven and Eleven Hundred and Eighty-Four, by Modifying the Provisions Relating to the Leave of Absence of Judges, and the Provision Relating to the Court Vacation of the Supreme Court, Act No. 1598, Mar 9, 1907 (Philippines)
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March 9, 1907
ACT NO. 1598
AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SUBSECTIONS OF SECTION FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX, AS AMENDED BY ACTS NUMBERED EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN AND ELEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOUR, BY MODIFYING THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE LEAVE OF ABSENCE OF JUDGES, AND THE PROVISION RELATING TO THE COURT VACATION OF THE SUPREME COURT
SECTION 1. Section five of Act Numbered One hundred and thirty-six, as amended by Acts Numbered Eight hundred and sixty-seven and Eleven hundred and eighty-four, is hereby amended as follows:
(1) By adding at the end of subsection (a) thereof the words: "PROVIDED FURTHER, That the court vacation of the Supreme Court may be made to begin on the first of April and close with the first of July in any year by a resolution to that effect adopted by the court and entered upon the minutes thereof." HSAcaE
(2) By striking out the second sentence of subsection (j) thereof, reading: "The right to a leave of absence for five months shall accrue to all judges who have served three years in the Islands and who have not during that time visited the United States, and this provision shall be retroactive," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The right to a leave of absence for five months shall accrue to all judges who have served continuously for three years in the Islands, either in the judicial service or in some other branch of the Philippine civil service in which accrued leave is earned, and who have not during that time visited the United States, the period of service corresponding to any accrued leave enjoyed prior to appointment as judge not to be counted as a part of such three years of service: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That judges who have not completed three years of service in the Islands, but who have served more than two years, may be granted five months' vacation, the period of such vacation to include the regular court vacation: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That no payment for the additional three months, or any portion thereof which may for the additional three months, or any portion thereof which may be included in the vacation taken, shall be made to a judge granted leave prior to the completion of three years of service, until he returns to duty and completes three years of service in the Islands: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That in any year wherein the court vacation of the Supreme Court is extended by a resolution of the court, six months' instead of five months' vacation may be assigned to any member of the Supreme Court who is entitled to a long vacation. AScHCD
SECTION 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, March 9, 1907.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending Certain Subsections of Section Five of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six, as Amended by Acts Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven and Eleven Hundred and Eighty-Four, by Modifying the Provisions Relating to the Leave of Absence of Judges, and the Provision Relating to the Court Vacation of the Supreme Court, Act No. 1598, Mar 9, 1907 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Certain Subsections of Section Five of Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six, as Amended by Acts Numbered Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven and Eleven Hundred and Eighty-Four, by Modifying the Provisions Relating to the Leave of Absence of Judges, and the Provision Relating to the Court Vacation of the Supreme Court, Act No. 1598 (Phil. 1907)
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