An Act Amending Certain Sections of Republic Act Numbered One Hundred Eighty-Three, Otherwise Known as the Charter of Pasay City, as Amended

REPUBLIC ACT No. 1269

An Act Amending Certain Sections of Republic Act Numbered One Hundred Eighty-Three, Otherwise Known as the Charter of Pasay City, as Amended

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. Section seven and eight of Republic Act Numbered One hundred and eighty-three are amended to read as follows:

Section 2. The last paragraph of section twelve of the same Act is amended to read as follows:

Section 3. Section twenty-five of the same Act is amended to read as follows:

Section 4. Section twenty-six of the same Act is amended to read as follows:

Section 5. The last paragraph of section seventy-six of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 6. Section seventy-seven of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 7. Nothing provided herein shall be construed as depriving the present incumbents of the positions as City Attorney, his assistant, and the regular, the auxiliary and acting judges of their respective positions, but to entitle them to receive the salaries and exercise the powers and duties herein provided.

Section 8. The first election for Mayor and Vice-Mayor of Pasay City shall be held simultaneously with the regular election for provincial and municipal officials in nineteen hundred and fifty-five.

Section 9. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 14, 1955.

"Sec. 7. The Mayor— His election and compensation.— The Mayor shall be the chief executive of the city. He shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city during every election for provincial and municipal officials in conformity with the provisions of the Revised Election Code. No person shall be elected mayor unless he is at least twenty-five years of age, a resident of the city for at least two years prior to his election, and a qualified voter therein.

"He shall receive a salary of not exceeding seven thousand two hundred pesos a year. With the approval of the Municipal Board, the Mayor may be provided, in addition to his salary, a non-commutable allowance of not exceeding two thousand pesos per annum.""Sec. 8. The Vice-Mayor.— There shall be a Vice-Mayor who shall be elected in the same manner as the Mayor and shall at the time of his election possess the same qualifications as the Mayor. He shall receive a salary of not exceeding four thousand eight hundred pesos a year. He shall act as Mayor and perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Mayor, in the event of sickness, absence, or other permanent or temporary incapacity of the Mayor and he shall, when occupying the position of the Mayor, be entitled to the salary and allowances of the Mayor."

"The members of the Municipal Board shall receive a fixed salary of not exceeding three thousand six hundred pesos each per annum.

"Sec. 25. The City Attorney— His powers and duties.— There shall be a City Attorney who shall be the chief of the Law Department of the city, a first assistant attorney who shall be the assistant chief, a second assistant city attorney, and two third assistant city attorneys, who shall discharge their duties under the general supervision of the Secretary of Justice. The City Attorney shall be the chief legal adviser of the city and all offices and departments thereof. He shall have the following powers and duties:

"Sec. 26. Compensation of City Attorney and his Assistants.— The City Attorney and his assistants shall receive the salaries hereinafter set forth, which shall be paid by Pasay City:

"The municipal judge shall receive a salary of seven thousand eight hundred pesos per annum.

"Sec. 77. Clerk and employees of the municipal court.— There shall be a clerk of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed by the Mayor in accordance with Civil Service Law, rules and regulations, and who shall receive a compensation to be fixed by ordinance, at not exceeding four thousand eight hundred pesos per annum. He shall keep the seal of the court and affix it to all orders, judgments, certificates, records and other documents issued by the Court. He shall keep a docket of the trials of the Court, in which he shall record in a summary manner the names of the parties and the various proceedings in civil cases, and in criminal cases, the name of the defendant, the charge against him, the names of the witnesses, the date of arrest, the appearance of the defendant, together with the fines and costs adjudged or collected in accordance with the judgment. He shall have the power to administer oath.