Grant of Retirement of Mr. Justice James A. Ostrand
Act No. 3832, enacted on October 30, 1931, authorizes the Governor-General to grant retirement to Mr. Justice James A. Ostrand, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands. Upon approval of his retirement application, Ostrand will receive an annual gratuity similar to that of other Justices, with provisions for payment to his estate in the event of his death before receiving the gratuity. The act stipulates that any previous gratuity received by Ostrand for his retirement as a Judge of the Court of First Instance will be deducted from this new retirement gratuity. The application for retirement must be submitted by January 15, 1932, and the act takes effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3832
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 30, 1931
ACT NO. 3832
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO GRANT THE RETIREMENT OF MR. JUSTICE JAMES A. OSTRAND
SECTION 1. Upon application for retirement of Mr. Justice James A. Ostrand from office as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands, the Governor-General may, in his discretion, grant the said retirement and thereupon the said application shall be given the same annual gratuity as that granted the other Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, as provided in section two of Act Numbered Thirty-three hundred and sixty, and in the event of death before the gratuity is paid, the remaining amount shall be payable to the applicant's estate: Provided, however, That the gratuity granted the said applicant in the year nineteen hundred and twenty for his retirement as Judge of the Court of First Instance shall be deducted from the amount of retirement gratuity which may hereby be granted the said applicant: And provided, further, That the application for retirement be filed not later than January fifteen, nineteen hundred and thirty-two. DCScaT
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, October 30, 1931.
Cite This Law
Grant of Retirement of Mr. Justice James A. Ostrand, Act No. 3832, Oct 30, 1931 (Philippines)
Grant of Retirement of Mr. Justice James A. Ostrand, Act No. 3832 (Phil. 1931)
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