REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5064 - AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THREE ADDITIONAL JUDGES FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT, TWO JUDGES TO PRESIDE OVER THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF
BUKIDNON, AND ONE JUDGE TO PRESIDE OVER THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF
LANAO DEL NORTE AND THE CITY OF ILIGAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
SECTIONS FIFTY, FIFTY-TWO AND FIFTY-FOUR OF THE JUDICIARY ACT OF 1948
Section 1.
The fifteenth paragraph of Section fifty of Republic
Act Numbered Two hundred ninety-six, otherwise known as "The Judiciary
Act of 1948," as amended, is further amended to read as follows:
"Sixteen judges shall be commissioned for the Fifteenth Judicial
District. Three judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance
of Surigao Del Norte; one judge shall preside over the Court of First
Instance of Surigao del Sur; two judges shall preside over the Courts
of First Instance of Agusan and Butuan City and shall be known as
judges of the first and second branches thereof, respectively; six
judges shall preside over the Courts of First Instance of Oriental
Misamis, Cagayan de Oro City and Bukidnon and shall be known as judges
of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth branches thereof,
respectively; and four judges shall preside over the Courts of First
Instance of Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and the Cities of Marawi and
Iligan, and shall be known as judges of the first, second, third,
fourth branches thereof."
Sec. 2. The fourteenth subparagraph of the second
paragraph of Section fifty-two of the same Act, as amended, is further
amended to read as follows:
"For the Fifteenth Judicial District, two judges shall be stationed in
the municipality of Surigao, Province of Surigao del Norte; one judge
shall be stationed in the Island of Surigao, Municipality of Dapa, same
province; one judge shall be stationed in the Municipality of Tandag,
Province of Surigao del Sur; one judge shall be stationed in the City
of Cagayan de Oro; three judges in the Municipality of Malaybalay,
Province of Bukidnon; one judge in the municipality of Medina, Province
of Misamis Oriental; and one judge shall be stationed in the
Municipality of Catarman, Camiguin Island, subject to call for service
by Secretary of Justice at Cagayan de Oro City; one judge shall be
stationed in the City of Marawi; one judge shall be stationed in the
Municipality of Bayang, Province of Lanao del Sur; one judge in the
City of Iligan; one judge in the Municipality of Baroy, Province of
Lanao del Norte; and two judges in the City of Butuan."
Sec. 3. The eight subparagraph of the second
paragraph of Section fifty-four of the same Act, as amended, is further
amended to read as follows:
"Fifteenth Judicial District: The District Judges at Malaybalay to hold
court at Maramag and Manolo Fortich, respectively, Province of Bukidnon
at least three months each year on dates to be fixed by them. One
branch to hold court at Dapa, Province of Surigao del Norte, once a
year on dates to be fixed by the District Judge; at Cantilan, Province
of Surigao del Sur, on the first Tuesday of August of each year; and a
special term of court shall also be held once a year in the
Municipality of Hinatuan, Province of Surigao del Sur, in the
discretion of the District Judge; the Catarman branch to hold court at
Mambajao, Province of Oriental Misamis on the last Tuesday of March of
each year. A special term of court may, likewise be held once a year by
any of the judges of the Province of Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de
Oro City whether in the Municipality of Talisayan or in the City of
Gingoog, Province of Oriental Misamis, in the discretion of the
Secretary of Justice. Special terms of court shall be held any time of
the year at the Municipalities of Baroy and Malabang, Province of Lanao
del Norte."
Sec. 4. There is hereby appropriated, out of any
funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as
may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Enacted without Executive
approval, June 17, 1967.
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