An Act to Amend Act Numbered Twenty-Three Hundred and Forty-Seven, Entitled "An Act to Provide for The Reorganization of The Courts of First Instance and of The Court of Land Registration"
Act No. 2675, approved on March 9, 1917, amends the Administrative Code regarding the Court of First Instance of Manila, now designated as the Ninth Judicial District. It establishes the positions of a clerk and a deputy clerk, both of whom must be attorneys admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The clerk and deputy clerk are appointed by the Governor-General upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Justice and require the consent of the Philippine Senate. The deputy clerk will assist the clerk and assume their duties in case of absence or vacancy. Any conflicting laws or provisions are repealed, and the act takes effect upon approval.
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- Act No. 2675
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 9, 1917
ACT NO. 2675
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE AND OF THE COURT OF LAND REGISTRATION"
SECTION 1. Section one hundred and ninety, Article VII, Chapter 10, Title IV, Book I of the Administrative Code, is hereby amended by adding a new section, to be known as section 190 (b), as follows:
"SEC. 190 (b). The Court of First Instance of Manila, at present known as the Ninth Judicial District, shall have a clerk, who shall be an attorney admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of the Islands, and who shall be appointed, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Justice, by the Governor-General, with the advice and consent of the Philippine Senate, and shall receive the salary fixed by law. There shall be a deputy clerk, who shall also be an attorney admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of the Islands and shall likewise be appointed, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Justice, by the Governor-General, with the advice and consent of the Philippine Senate. The deputy clerk shall perform the duties assigned to him by the clerk, with the approval of the Secretary of Justice, and shall act as clerk during the absence or incapacity of the clerk or in case of a vacancy in the office. The deputy clerk shall receive the salary fixed by law."
SECTION 2. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent or incompatible with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, March 9, 1917.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Act Numbered Twenty-Three Hundred and Forty-Seven, Entitled "An Act to Provide for The Reorganization of The Courts of First Instance and of The Court of Land Registration", Act No. 2675, Mar 9, 1917 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Act Numbered Twenty-Three Hundred and Forty-Seven, Entitled "An Act to Provide for The Reorganization of The Courts of First Instance and of The Court of Land Registration", Act No. 2675 (Phil. 1917)
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