An Act to Amend Section Two Hundred and Twenty of the Administrative Code, Increasing the Salaries of Justices of the Peace, and Providing Funds therefor
Commonwealth Act No. 299, enacted on June 9, 1938, amends the salary structure for justices of the peace in the Philippines, establishing specific salary ranges based on the class of municipality. Justices in first-class municipalities earn between 1,200 to 1,440 pesos, while those in second-class municipalities receive between 1,080 to 1,200 pesos, and third and fourth-class municipalities range from 960 to 1,080 pesos annually. The Secretary of Justice, with presidential approval, is tasked with determining individual salaries within these limits, considering various factors such as case volume and transportation accessibility. Additionally, provisions are made for justices serving multiple municipalities, with a maximum aggregate salary cap of 2,400 pesos. The Act allocates 363,460 pesos from the National Treasury to implement these changes.
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- What is An Act to Amend Section Two Hundred and Twenty of the Administrative Code, Increasing the Salaries of Justices of the Peace, and Providing Funds therefor about?
- Commonwealth Act No. 299, enacted on June 9, 1938, amends the salary structure for justices of the peace in the Philippines, establishing specific salary ranges based on the class of municipality. Justices in first-class municipalities earn between 1,200 to 1,440 pesos, while those in second-class municipalities receive between 1,080 to 1,200 pesos, and third and fourth-class municipalities range from 960 to 1,080 pesos annually. The Secretary of Justice, with presidential approval, is tasked with determining individual salaries within these limits, considering various factors such as case volume and transportation accessibility. Additionally, provisions are made for justices serving multiple municipalities, with a maximum aggregate salary cap of 2,400 pesos. The Act allocates 363,460 pesos from the National Treasury to implement these changes.
- What type of law is Commonwealth Act No. 299?
- An Act to Amend Section Two Hundred and Twenty of the Administrative Code, Increasing the Salaries of Justices of the Peace, and Providing Funds therefor (Commonwealth Act No. 299) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act to Amend Section Two Hundred and Twenty of the Administrative Code, Increasing the Salaries of Justices of the Peace, and Providing Funds therefor enacted?
- An Act to Amend Section Two Hundred and Twenty of the Administrative Code, Increasing the Salaries of Justices of the Peace, and Providing Funds therefor (Commonwealth Act No. 299) was enacted on Jun 9, 1938.
- What is the citation for An Act to Amend Section Two Hundred and Twenty of the Administrative Code, Increasing the Salaries of Justices of the Peace, and Providing Funds therefor?
- An Act to Amend Section Two Hundred and Twenty of the Administrative Code, Increasing the Salaries of Justices of the Peace, and Providing Funds therefor, Commonwealth Act No. 299, Jun 9, 1938 (Philippines)
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- Commonwealth Act No. 299
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- Philippines
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- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 9, 1938
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 299
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, INCREASING THE SALARIES OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. Section two hundred and twenty of the Administrative Code, is amended so as to read as follows:
"SEC. 220. Salaries of justices of peace. — Except as provided in the next succeeding section, justices of the peace shall receive the following salaries per annum:
"(a) In municipalities of the first class, from one thousand two hundred to one thousand four hundred forty pesos;
"(b) In municipalities of the second class, from one thousand eighty to one thousand two hundred pesos;
"(c) In municipalities of third class and fourth class, municipal districts and other places not specially provided for by law, from nine hundred and sixty to one thousand eighty pesos.
"Provided, That the Secretary of Justice shall, with the approval of the President, fix the salary of each justice of the peace within the above limitations, taking into consideration, among other things, the number of cases docketed in his court and the accessibility and means of transportation available between the different municipalities under his jurisdiction: Provided, further, That when a justice of the peace is appointed to act as justice of the peace of a district composed of two or more municipalities, or when he is designated to act temporarily in one or more municipalities in addition to his own municipality or district, in the first case, he shall be entitled to the salary of the largest municipality in his district, plus seventy-five per centum of the salary for the other municipality or municipalities therein; and, in the second case, he shall be entitled to the salary of his municipality or district, plus seventy-five per centum of the salary for each municipality in which he is temporarily designated to act; but in no case shall he be entitled to an aggregate salary of more than two thousand and four hundred pesos per annum: And, provided, finally, That the capital of a province shall not be grouped with any municipality and that no justice of the peace of the capital of any province or subprovince shall receive a salary less than one thousand eight hundred pesos per annum."
SECTION 2. To carry out the purposes of this Act, there is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury, the sum of three hundred sixty-three thousand four hundred sixty pesos.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, June 9, 1938.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Section Two Hundred and Twenty of the Administrative Code, Increasing the Salaries of Justices of the Peace, and Providing Funds therefor, Commonwealth Act No. 299, Jun 9, 1938 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section Two Hundred and Twenty of the Administrative Code, Increasing the Salaries of Justices of the Peace, and Providing Funds therefor, Commonwealth Act No. 299 (Phil. 1938)
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