REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3537 - AN ACT
AMENDING Sec. THIRTY-EIGHT OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER FOUR HUNDRED NINE, AS
AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THREE THOUSAND TEN
Section 1. Section thirty-eight of Republic Act Numbered Four
hundred nine, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Eighteen hundred
sixty and Republic Act Numbered Three thousand ten, is further amended
to read as follows:
"Sec. 38. The City Fiscal and Assistant City Fiscals.
— There shall be in the Office of the City Fiscal one chief to be known
as the City Fiscal with the rank, salary and privileges of a Judge of
the Court of First Instance, an assistant chief to be known as the
first assistant city fiscal, three second assistant city fiscals who
shall be the chiefs of divisions, and fifty-seven assistant fiscals,
who shall discharge their duties under the general supervision of the
Secretary of Justice. To be eligible for appointment as City Fiscal one
must be a natural born citizen of the Philippines and must have
practiced law in the Philippines for a period of not less than ten
years or held during a like period of an office in the Philippine
Government requiring admission to the practice of law as an
indispensable requisite. To be eligible for appointment as assistant
fiscal one must be a natural born citizen of the Philippines and must
have practiced law for at least five years prior to his appointment or
held during a like period an office in the Philippine Government
requiring admission to the practice of law as an indispensable
requisite.
"The City Fiscal and his assistants shall receive the salaries
hereinafter set forth, which shall be paid by the City of Manila:
"(a) City Fiscal, with the rank, salary and
privileges of a Judge of the Court of First Instance.
"(b) First assistant city fiscal, fifteen thousand
pesos per annum.
"(c) Three second assistant city fiscals who shall be
the chief of the three divisions, fourteen thousand four hundred pesos
per annum each.
"(d) Six assistant fiscals, thirteen thousand two
hundred pesos per annum each.
"(e) Six assistant fiscals, twelve thousand six
hundred pesos per annum each.
" Six assistant fiscals, twelve thousand pesos per
annum each.
"(g) Six assistant fiscals, eleven thousand four
hundred pesos per annum each.
"(h) Six assistant fiscals, ten thousand eight
hundred pesos per annum each.
"(i) Six assistant fiscals, ten thousand two hundred
pesos per annum each.
"( j) Six assistant fiscals, nine thousand six
hundred pesos per annum each.
"(k) Five assistant fiscals, nine thousand pesos per
annum each; Five assistant fiscals, eight thousand four hundred pesos
per annum each.
"(l) Five assistant fiscals, seven thousand eight
hundred pesos per annum each."
Sec. 2. All incumbent fiscals of the City of Manila
occupying positions affected by the preceding section at the time of
the approval of this Act, shall continue to occupy their respective
positions and receive the salary increase herein provided without the
necessity of any new appointment.
Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 20, 1963
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