Extending the Provisions of the Third Paragraph of Section 7 of Act No. 2041 to the Justices of the Peace of Palawan, Mindoro and Batanes
Act No. 2559, enacted on February 2, 1916, extends specific provisions regarding the appointment of substitute justices of the peace to the regions of Palawan, Mindoro, and Batanes in the Philippines. It allows the district judge to designate a nearby justice of the peace to fulfill the duties of a regular justice when no auxiliary justice is available, ensuring that the substitute receives 75% of the salary of the regular justice. The act emphasizes the importance of timely implementation for the public good, taking effect immediately upon passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2559
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 2, 1916
ACT NO. 2559
AN ACT EXTENDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE THIRD PARAGRAPH OF SECTION SEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED TWO THOUSAND AND FORTY-ONE TO THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF PALAWAN, MINDORO, AND BATANES
SECTION 1. The provisions of the third paragraph of section seven of Act Numbered Two thousand and forty-one, reading as follows: "In case there is no auxiliary justice of the peace to perform the duties of the regular justice in the cases above mentioned, the judge of the district shall designate the nearest justice of the peace of the province to act as justice of the peace in such municipality, town, or place, in which case the justice of the peace so designated shall receive seventy-five per centum of the sum of his salary and that of the justice of the peace whom he may substitute," are hereby made applicable to the justices of the peace of Palawan, Mindoro, and Batanes.
SECTION 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the same shall take effect on its passage.
Enacted, February 2, 1916.
Cite This Law
Extending the Provisions of the Third Paragraph of Section 7 of Act No. 2041 to the Justices of the Peace of Palawan, Mindoro and Batanes, Act No. 2559, Feb 2, 1916 (Philippines)
Extending the Provisions of the Third Paragraph of Section 7 of Act No. 2041 to the Justices of the Peace of Palawan, Mindoro and Batanes, Act No. 2559 (Phil. 1916)
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