An Act in Amendment of Act Numbered One Hundred and Fifty-One, Fixing the Compensation of Clerks of Courts of First Instance in the Several Provinces
Act No. 158, enacted on July 6, 1901, amends the compensation structure for clerks of courts of first instance in various provinces of the Philippines. It establishes specific salaries for clerks in the Fourteenth Judicial District and the Comandancia of Dapitan, with the former receiving $900 and the latter $1,200, while also detailing the appointment and salaries of deputy clerks in different districts. The act emphasizes the need for swift passage for public benefit and takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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- Act No. 158
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- Philippines
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- Congress of the Philippines
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July 6, 1901
ACT NO. 158
AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE, FIXING THE COMPENSATION OF CLERKS OF COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE IN THE SEVERAL PROVINCES
SECTION 1. The last two paragraphs of section one of Act Numbered One hundred and fifty-one, entitled "An Act fixing the compensation of the clerk of the Court of First Instance for each province," are hereby amended so as to read as follows:
"For the Fourteenth Judicial District, one clerk, who shall also perform the duties of interpreter and translator, at a salary of nine hundred dollars, who shall appoint one deputy clerk for the Sulu Group, one for the Tawi-Tawi Group, one for the Calamianes Group, and one for the Island of Paragua, at a salary of two hundred dollars each.
"For the Comandancia of Dapitan and the districts of Zamboanga, Cotabato, Davao, and Basilan, one clerk, who shall perform the duties of interpreter and translator, at a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars and who shall appoint one deputy clerk for each of said districts and Comandancia at a salary of two hundred dollars each."
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, July 6, 1901.
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An Act in Amendment of Act Numbered One Hundred and Fifty-One, Fixing the Compensation of Clerks of Courts of First Instance in the Several Provinces, Act No. 158, Jul 6, 1901 (Philippines)
An Act in Amendment of Act Numbered One Hundred and Fifty-One, Fixing the Compensation of Clerks of Courts of First Instance in the Several Provinces, Act No. 158 (Phil. 1901)
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