Court of First Instance for Bohol
Act No. 24, enacted on October 17, 1900, establishes a Court of First Instance in Tagbilaran, Bohol, which functions similarly to courts in Manila. The Act outlines the appointment of necessary officials, including a clerk and an attorney-general, who will also perform certain duties until specific registrars are appointed. Salaries for the judge, attorney-general, interpreter, and clerk are specified, all payable in either Mexican or U.S. currency. Newly appointed officers must take an oath of office, with the judge administering oaths to other officials. This Act takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- What is Court of First Instance for Bohol about?
- Act No. 24, enacted on October 17, 1900, establishes a Court of First Instance in Tagbilaran, Bohol, which functions similarly to courts in Manila. The Act outlines the appointment of necessary officials, including a clerk and an attorney-general, who will also perform certain duties until specific registrars are appointed. Salaries for the judge, attorney-general, interpreter, and clerk are specified, all payable in either Mexican or U.S. currency. Newly appointed officers must take an oath of office, with the judge administering oaths to other officials. This Act takes effect immediately upon passage.
- What type of law is Act No. 24?
- Court of First Instance for Bohol (Act No. 24) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Court of First Instance for Bohol enacted?
- Court of First Instance for Bohol (Act No. 24) was enacted on Oct 17, 1900.
- What is the citation for Court of First Instance for Bohol?
- Court of First Instance for Bohol, Act No. 24, Oct 17, 1900 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 24
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 17, 1900
ACT NO. 24
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE FOR THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL
SECTION 1. A Court of First Instance, of the third class, for the Province of Bohol, is hereby established at Tagbilaran, in the Island of Bohol, with the same attributes and connection with the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands as the Courts of First Instance in the Province of Manila.
SECTION 2. A clerk and the necessary subordinate officials of this court shall be appointed by the judge thereof.
SECTION 3. The duly appointed attorney-general for said province is hereby authorized to perform the duties of registrar of property pending the appointment of such registrar for said Province. ICHDca
SECTION 4. The clerk of this court is hereby authorized to perform the duties of notary public pending the appointment of a notary public for said province.
SECTION 5. For the maintenance of said court the following salaries are hereby provided:
For the judge, at the rate of two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars a year.
For the attorney-general of the province, at the rate of one thousand eight hundred dollars a year.
For an interpreter, at the rate of seventy-two dollars a year. TCAScE
For a clerk, at the rate of one thousand two hundred dollars a year.
All payable in Mexican money or its equivalent in United States money.
SECTION 6. Before entering upon the performance of his duties, each of the officers named in the last preceding section shall take the oath of office prescribed in General Orders, Number Twenty, issued from the office of the United States Military Governor of the Philippine Islands, series of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine. The oath of office to the judge shall be administered by the commanding officer of the United States forces on the Island of Bohol. The judge, upon qualifying, is authorized to administer the oath of office to the other officials named in the preceding section.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, October 17, 1900.
Cite This Law
Court of First Instance for Bohol, Act No. 24, Oct 17, 1900 (Philippines)
Court of First Instance for Bohol, Act No. 24 (Phil. 1900)
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