An Act to Amend Section Seven, the Last Paragraph of Section Eight and the First Paragraph of Section Thirty-One of Republic Act Numbered Two Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Eight

REPUBLIC ACT No. 3415

An Act to Amend Section Seven, the Last Paragraph of Section Eight and the First Paragraph of Section Thirty-One of Republic Act Numbered Two Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Eight

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

Section 1. Section seven of Republic Act Numbered Two thousand six hundred eighty-eight, otherwise known as the Charter of the City of Toledo, is amended to read as follows:

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

Section 3. The first paragraph of Section thirty-one of the same Act is amended to read as follows:

Section 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 18, 1961.

"Sec. 7. The Mayor. -The Mayor shall be the chief executive of the city. He shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the city. No person shall be eligible for the position of Mayor unless at the time of the election 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 hold office for four years, unless sooner removed, and shall receive a salary of eight, thousand four hundred pesos per annum. The Municipal Board may appropriate such sum of money as may be necessary for the house allowance of the Mayor, not to exceed two hundred pesos monthly, or commute the same in addition to his salary."

"The Vice-Mayor shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Mayor or prescribed by law or ordinance. He shall receive a salary of six thousand six hundred pesos per annum."

"Sec. 31. The City Fiscal and assistant city fiscal— Their powers and duties. -There shall be a city fiscal and an assistant city fiscal who shall discharge their duties under the general supervision of the Secretary of Justice. The City Fiscal and assistant city fiscal shall receive a salary of five thousand one hundred pesos and three thousand six hundred pesos per annum, respectively. The City Fiscal shall be the chief legal adviser of the city and all offices and departments thereof. He shall have the following powers and duties:"