An Act Modifying the Manner, Form and Amount of the Bond of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, Amending for this Purpose, Section One Hundred Forty-Five-M of the Administrative Code, as Amended by Commonwealth Acts Numbered Three and Two Hundred and Fifty-Nine
Commonwealth Act No. 425, enacted on May 31, 1939, modifies the bond requirements for the Clerk of the Court of Appeals in the Philippines. It amends Section 145-M of the Administrative Code, stipulating that the clerk must have at least five years of legal practice or relevant court experience. The clerk is entitled to an annual salary of 5,040 pesos and must file a bond of 5,000 pesos, which is to be approved and kept by the Treasurer of the Philippines. Additionally, the clerk may require deputies or assistants to provide bonds for security against potential losses due to misconduct or negligence. The Act takes effect upon its approval.
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- Commonwealth Act No. 425, enacted on May 31, 1939, modifies the bond requirements for the Clerk of the Court of Appeals in the Philippines. It amends Section 145-M of the Administrative Code, stipulating that the clerk must have at least five years of legal practice or relevant court experience. The clerk is entitled to an annual salary of 5,040 pesos and must file a bond of 5,000 pesos, which is to be approved and kept by the Treasurer of the Philippines. Additionally, the clerk may require deputies or assistants to provide bonds for security against potential losses due to misconduct or negligence. The Act takes effect upon its approval.
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- An Act Modifying the Manner, Form and Amount of the Bond of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, Amending for this Purpose, Section One Hundred Forty-Five-M of the Administrative Code, as Amended by Commonwealth Acts Numbered Three and Two Hundred and Fifty-Nine (Commonwealth Act No. 425) was enacted on May 31, 1939.
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- An Act Modifying the Manner, Form and Amount of the Bond of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, Amending for this Purpose, Section One Hundred Forty-Five-M of the Administrative Code, as Amended by Commonwealth Acts Numbered Three and Two Hundred and Fifty-Nine, Commonwealth Act No. 425, May 31, 1939 (Philippines)
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May 31, 1939
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 425
AN ACT MODIFYING THE MANNER, FORM AND AMOUNT OF THE BOND OF THE CLERK OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE, SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE-M OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED BY COMMONWEALTH ACTS NUMBERED THREE AND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE
SECTION 1. Section one hundred and forty-five-M of the Administrative Code, as amended by Commonwealth Acts Numbered Three and Two hundred and fifty-nine, is further amended to read as follows: ICTcDA
"SEC. 145-M. Clerk of the Court of Appeals; his appointment; his compensation; his bond. — The Court of Appeals shall appoint a clerk of court, who shall exercise the same powers and perform the same duties in regard to all matters within its jurisdiction, as are exercised and performed by the clerk of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, insofar as the same may be applicable; and in the exercise of those powers and in the performance of those duties, the clerk shall be under the direction of the Court. No person may be appointed clerk of the Court of Appeals unless he has been engaged for five years or more in the practice of law, or has been clerk or deputy clerk of a court of record for the same period of time.
"The clerk shall receive an annual compensation of five thousand forty pesos. Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, he shall file a bond in the amount of five thousand pesos in the same manner and form as required of the clerk of the Supreme Court, such bond to be approved by the Treasurer of the Philippines. The bond shall be kept in the office of the Treasurer of the Philippines and entered in his books, the same being subject to inspection by interested parties.
"The clerk of court may require any of his deputies or assistants to give an adequate bond as security against loss by reason of any wrongdoing or gross negligence on the part of such deputy or assistant."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, May 31, 1939.
Cite This Law
An Act Modifying the Manner, Form and Amount of the Bond of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, Amending for this Purpose, Section One Hundred Forty-Five-M of the Administrative Code, as Amended by Commonwealth Acts Numbered Three and Two Hundred and Fifty-Nine, Commonwealth Act No. 425, May 31, 1939 (Philippines)
An Act Modifying the Manner, Form and Amount of the Bond of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, Amending for this Purpose, Section One Hundred Forty-Five-M of the Administrative Code, as Amended by Commonwealth Acts Numbered Three and Two Hundred and Fifty-Nine, Commonwealth Act No. 425 (Phil. 1939)
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