An Act Amending the Last Paragraph of Section Sixteen Hundred and Seventy-Four of the Revised Administrative Code, as Amended
Year:
1949
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
June 18, 1949
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This Act amends the last paragraph of Section 1674 of the Revised Administrative Code regarding the appointment and salary of assistant provincial fiscals. It specifies the eligibility criteria for appointment and the funding for their salaries.Full Text
REPUBLIC ACT No. 389
An Act Amending the Last Paragraph of Section Sixteen Hundred and Seventy-Four of the Revised Administrative Code, as Amended
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. The last paragraph of section sixteen hundred and seventy-four of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Two hundred and eighty-two, is further amended to read as follows:
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 18, 1949.
"Sec. 1674. Assistant provincial fiscals. -…
"These officers shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the Congress of the Philippines, and their salaries shall be paid by the provinces concerned. The salary of the assistant provincial fiscal shall be included in the annual appropriation of the province in the same manner as the salary of the provincial fiscal. To be eligible for appointment to this position, a person must be a citizen of the Philippines who has been duly admitted to practice in the court of said Islands, and has been in actual practice for at least three years, prior to his appointment."
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