An Act to Amend Certain Sections of the Charter of the City of Baguio, so as to Provide a New Schedule of Salaries of City Officials of the Said City and to Increase the Number of Assistant City Attorneys
Year:
1957
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
June 22, 1957
Summary
Plain-language AI-assisted summary — not the official text. As of July 1, 2026. Read the full text below or on the official source.
This Act amends specific sections of the Charter of the City of Baguio to establish a new salary schedule for city officials and increase the number of assistant city attorneys. It aims to ensure fair compensation for city officials and enhance the legal support within the city government.Full Text
REPUBLIC ACT No. 1819
An Act to Amend Certain Sections of the Charter of the City of Baguio, so as to Provide a New Schedule of Salaries of City Officials of the Said City and to Increase the Number of Assistant City Attorneys
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. Sections two thousand five hundred forty-five-A, two thousand five hundred fifty-one and two thousand five hundred sixty-one of the Revised Administrative Code are amended to read as follows:
Section 2. Section two thousand five hundred sixty-one-A of the Revised Administrative Code and all laws or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are repealed.
Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 22, 1957.
"Sec. 2545-A. Salaries of city officials. -The officials of the city shall receive the following salaries, payable from the funds of the city:
"(a) Mayor, nine thousand pesos per annum.
"(b) Vice-mayor, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum.
"(c) Members of the city council, four thousand eight hundred pesos each per annum.
"(d) Judge of the municipal court, seven thousand eight hundred pesos per annum.
"(e) City treasurer, city engineer, city attorney, city health officer, city auditor, and chief of police, seven thousand two hundred pesos each per annum.
"(f) City assessor and superintendent of public utilities, six thousand six hundred pesos each per annum.
"(g) Assistant city engineer and assistant city treasurer, six thousand pesos each per annum."
"Sec. 2251. The vice-mayor. -There shall be a vice-mayor who shall be a member of the city council. During the absence of the mayor from the city or his disability for any reason, the vice-mayor shall discharge the duties of his office and exercise all his powers, except that of removing any officer from office."
"Sec. 2561. The assistant city attorneys. -There shall be three assistant city attorneys who shall assist the city attorney as he shall direct. The assistant city attorneys shall receive the following compensation:
"(a) First assistant, six thousand pesos per annum.
"(b) Second assistant, five thousand one hundred pesos per annum.
"(c) Third assistant, three thousand seven hundred twenty pesos per annum."
Share
PDF Document
Source
Official source from LawPhil:
View on LawPhil Last updated: Jul 1, 2026About
Republic Acts are laws passed by the Congress of the Philippines. This content is sourced from LawPhil (lawphil.net) for reference purposes. For official and authoritative texts, please refer to the Official Gazette.