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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1445 - AN ACT
AMENDING CERTAIN Section S OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED
TWENTY-SIX, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CABANATUAN |
Section 1.
Section s two, seven, eight, eleven, seventy-five and eighty-nine of
Republic Act Numbered Five hundred twenty-six, otherwise known as the
Charter of the City of Cabanatuan, are amended to read as follows: "Sec. 2.
Territory of the City of Cabanatuan. — The City of Cabanatuan which is
hereby created, shall comprise the present territorial jurisdiction of
the Municipality of Cabanatuan, in the Province of Nueva Ecija. Within
thirty days after the approval of this amendatory Act, the Municipal
Board shall, with the approval of the proper Head of Department, divide
the city into four districts which shall comprise, as far as
practicable, contiguous and compact territory, with more or less the
same area and population.cralaw "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, is a qualified voter and has been a resident of the city for
not less than one year prior to his election.cralaw "Sec. 8. The
Vice-Mayor. — There shall be a vice-mayor who shall perform the duties
of the Mayor, in the event of the sickness, absence or other temporary
incapacity of the Mayor, until said office shall be filled, in
accordance with law. He shall be elected in the same manner and shall
possess the same qualifications as the Mayor. He shall receive a salary
of not more than three thousand six hundred pesos per annum. If, for
any reason, the Vice-Mayor is temporarily incapacitated for the
performance of the duties of the office of the Mayor, or said office of
the Vice-Mayor is vacant, the duties of the Mayor shall be performed by
the City Engineer. The Acting Mayor shall have the same powers and
duties as the Mayor.cralaw "Section 11.
Constitution and organization of the Municipal Board — compensation of
members thereof . — The Municipal Board shall be the legislative body
of the city and shall be composed of the Vice-Mayor, who shall be
elected from each district by popular vote during every general
election for provincial and municipal officials in conformity with the
provisions of the Revised Election Code. In case of sickness, absence,
suspension or other temporary disability of any member of the Board, or
if necessary to maintain a quorum, the President of the Philippines may
appoint a temporary substitute who shall possess all the rights and
perform all the duties of a member of the Board until the return to
duty of the regular incumbent.cralaw "The members of the Municipal
Board shall receive ten pesos for each day of attendance of the session
of the Board." "The municipal judge may, upon
proper application, be allowed a vacation of not more than thirty days
every year with salary. The auxiliary municipal judge shall discharge
the duties in case of absence, incapacity or inability of the municipal
judge until he resumes his post, or until a new judge shall have been
appointed. During his incumbency the auxiliary municipal judge shall
enjoy the powers, emoluments and privileges of the municipal judge who
shall not receive any remuneration therefor except the salary to which
he is entitled be reason of his vacation provided for in this
Act. "The municipal judges shall
receive a salary of not exceeding three thousand six hundred pesos per
annum." Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.cralaw Approved: June 14, 1956 |