Fixing the Time of Court Sessions at Dapa, Surigao del Norte
Republic Act No. 3084, enacted on June 17, 1961, amends Section 54 of the Judiciary Act of 1948 to establish specific court session schedules in the Fifteenth Judicial District. It mandates that a court branch holds sessions in Dapa, Surigao del Norte, once a year, with additional sessions in Cantilan and Hintuan, Surigao del Sur, as determined by the district judge. The Act also provides for annual court sessions in Mambajao, Oriental Misamis, and discretionary special terms in various municipalities. The law took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on December 11, 1961.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 3084
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 17, 1961
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3084
AN ACT FIXING THE TIME OF HOLDING COURT SESSION AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF DAPA, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION FIFTY-FOUR OF THE JUDICIARY ACT OF 1948
SECTION 1. The twelfth paragraph of Section fifty-four of Republic Act Numbered Two hundred ninety-six, otherwise known as "The Judiciary Act of 1948," as amended, is further amended to read as follows: cd i
"Fifteenth Judicial District: One branch to hold court at Dapa, Province of Surigao del Norte, once a year on dates to be fixed by the district judge; at Cantilan, Province of Surigao del Sur, on the first Tuesday of August of each year; and a special term of court shall also be held once a year in the Municipality of Hintuan, Province of Surigao del Sur, in the discretion of the district judge; the Catarman branch to hold court at Mambajao, Province of Oriental Misamis on the last Tuesday of March of each year. A special term of court may, likewise, be held once a year by any of the judges of the Province of Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro City either in the Municipality of Talisayan or in the City of Gingoog, Province of Oriental Misamis, in the discretion of the Secretary of Justice. Special terms of court shall be held at any time of the year at the Municipalities of Baroy and Malabang, Province of Lanao." cd
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 17, 1961
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 57, No. 50, p. 9004 on December 11, 1961
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Fixing the Time of Court Sessions at Dapa, Surigao del Norte, Republic Act No. 3084, Jun 17, 1961 (Philippines)
Fixing the Time of Court Sessions at Dapa, Surigao del Norte, Republic Act No. 3084 (Phil. 1961)
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