Court of First Instance for La Union and Benguet
Act No. 28, enacted on October 24, 1900, establishes a Court of First Instance in San Fernando, La Union, serving the provinces of La Union and Benguet. This court is designated as a second-class court with connections to the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands. It outlines the appointment of a clerk and other officials, including the attorney-general, who will temporarily fulfill additional roles such as registrar of property and notary public. The act also specifies the salaries for the court's officials and mandates an oath of office for them, ensuring governance and judicial duties are properly administered. The law takes effect immediately upon its passage.
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- What is Court of First Instance for La Union and Benguet about?
- Act No. 28, enacted on October 24, 1900, establishes a Court of First Instance in San Fernando, La Union, serving the provinces of La Union and Benguet. This court is designated as a second-class court with connections to the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands. It outlines the appointment of a clerk and other officials, including the attorney-general, who will temporarily fulfill additional roles such as registrar of property and notary public. The act also specifies the salaries for the court's officials and mandates an oath of office for them, ensuring governance and judicial duties are properly administered. The law takes effect immediately upon its passage.
- What type of law is Act No. 28?
- Court of First Instance for La Union and Benguet (Act No. 28) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Court of First Instance for La Union and Benguet enacted?
- Court of First Instance for La Union and Benguet (Act No. 28) was enacted on Oct 24, 1900.
- What is the citation for Court of First Instance for La Union and Benguet?
- Court of First Instance for La Union and Benguet, Act No. 28, Oct 24, 1900 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 28
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 24, 1900
ACT NO. 28
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE FOR THE PROVINCES OF LA UNION AND BENGUET
SECTION 1. A Court of First Instance of the second class for the Province of La Union and Benguet is hereby established at San Fernando, in the Province of La Union, 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 provinces. EDCTIa
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 provinces.
SECTION 5. For maintenance of the court, the following salaries are hereby provided:
For the judge, at the rate of one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars a year.
For the attorney-general of the province, at the rate of one thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars a year.
For an interpreter, at the rate of forty-three dollars and twenty cents a year.
For a clerk, at the rate of six hundred dollars a year. ADCIca
All payable 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 for the Philippine Islands, series of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine. The oath of office to the judge may be administered by the commanding officer of the United States forces in the Province of La Union, or by a judge of the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands. The Judge, upon qualifying, is authorized to administer the oath of office to the other officials named in the preceding section. ScaCEH
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, October 24, 1900.
Cite This Law
Court of First Instance for La Union and Benguet, Act No. 28, Oct 24, 1900 (Philippines)
Court of First Instance for La Union and Benguet, Act No. 28 (Phil. 1900)
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