An Act Creating Three Additional Branches of the City Court of Quezon City, Amending for the Purpose Section Thirty of the Charter of Said City
Year:
1968
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
June 15, 1968
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This Act creates three additional branches of the City Court of Quezon City and amends Section Thirty of the Charter of Quezon City. Its main purpose is to enhance the judicial capacity of the city court to handle cases more efficiently.Full Text
REPUBLIC ACT No. 5288
An Act Creating Three Additional Branches of the City Court of Quezon City, Amending for the Purpose Section Thirty of the Charter of Said City
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. The first paragraph of Section thirty of Republic Act Numbered Five hundred thirty-seven, otherwise known as the Revised Charter of Quezon City, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 15, 1968.
"Sec. 30. The City Court.— There shall be a city court for Quezon City, with seven judges to be known as judges of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh branches, respectively. One of the said city judges shall be designated by the Secretary of Justice to try all cases of traffic violations within Quezon City.
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