Establishment of a Justice of the Peace Court Instead of Municipal Court for Trece Martires City
Republic Act No. 2209, approved on May 15, 1959, amends Section 22 of Republic Act No. 981, establishing a Justice of the Peace Court in Trece Martires City, replacing the previous Municipal Court structure. The Act stipulates the appointment of a Justice of the Peace and an auxiliary Justice of the Peace for the city. It clarifies that all references to "municipal court" and related terms in prior legislation will now refer to the newly established court system. The law took effect immediately upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 2209
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 15, 1959
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2209
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWENTY-TWO OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT INSTEAD OF A MUNICIPAL COURT FOR THE CITY OF TRECE MARTIRES
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of section twenty-two of Republic Act Numbered Nine hundred eighty-one is amended to read as follows: cd i
"Sec. 22. Justice of the peace court. — There shall be a justice of the peace court for the city for which there shall be appointed a justice of the peace and an auxiliary justice of the peace."
SECTION 2. Whenever the terms "municipal court," "municipal judge" and "auxiliary municipal judge" appear in Republic Act Numbered Nine hundred eighty-one and in any other law in connection with the inferior court in the City of Trece Martires, the same shall mean the justice of the peace court, the justice of the peace and the auxiliary justice of the peace, respectively, hereinabove mentioned.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, May 15, 1959. casia
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 55, No. 27, p. 4980 on July 6, 1959
Cite This Law
Establishment of a Justice of the Peace Court Instead of Municipal Court for Trece Martires City, Republic Act No. 2209, May 15, 1959 (Philippines)
Establishment of a Justice of the Peace Court Instead of Municipal Court for Trece Martires City, Republic Act No. 2209 (Phil. 1959)
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