An Act Amending Section Two of Act Numbered One Hundred and Forty, by Providing for an Increase in the Salaries of Judges of the Courts of First Instance
Act No. 712, enacted on March 30, 1903, amends the salary structure for judges of the Courts of First Instance in the Philippine Islands. It establishes new annual salaries, with judges in the First, Second, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Districts earning $4,000, while those in the Third through Twelfth Districts will receive $5,000, and judges in Manila will earn $5,500. The law emphasizes the urgency of the amendment for public benefit and mandates that it will take effect on July 1, 1903. The act aims to ensure fair compensation for judges across various districts.
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- Act No. 712
- Date Enacted
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- Acts
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- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
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March 30, 1903
ACT NO. 712
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWO OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY, BY PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE SALARIES OF JUDGES OF THE COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE
SECTION 1. Section two of Act Numbered One hundred and forty, entitled "An Act defining the judicial districts of the Philippine Islands, prescribing the salaries of the judges thereof, and the times when and the places where terms of Courts of First Instance shall be held in the several districts," is hereby amended by substituting in lieu thereof the following:
"SEC. 2. The annual salaries of the judges of the Courts of First Instance for the several districts shall be as follows, payable monthly:
"For the First, Second, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Districts, four thousand dollars.
"For the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Districts, five thousand dollars.
"For the District of Manila, five thousand five hundred dollars."
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 July first, nineteen hundred and three.
ENACTED, March 30, 1903.
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An Act Amending Section Two of Act Numbered One Hundred and Forty, by Providing for an Increase in the Salaries of Judges of the Courts of First Instance, Act No. 712, Mar 30, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Section Two of Act Numbered One Hundred and Forty, by Providing for an Increase in the Salaries of Judges of the Courts of First Instance, Act No. 712 (Phil. 1903)
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