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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1127 - AN
ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO SO AS TO MAKE
ELECTIVE THE POSITION OF MAYOR AND ALL THE SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE
MUNICIPAL BOARD AND TO DESIGNATE THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE SAID
BOARD, THE ACTING MAYOR IN THE ABSENCE OR INCAPACITY OF THE CITY MAYOR |
Section 1.
Section s seven, as amended, eight, eleven, as amended, and twelve of
Commonwealth Act Numbered Five hundred and twenty, are amended to read
as follows: "Sec. 7.
The mayor. — His election and compensation. — The mayor shall be the
chief executive of the city. He shall be elected at large by the
qualified voters of the city during every election for provincial and
municipal officials in conformity with the Revised Election Code. No
person shall be elected Mayor, unless he is at least thirty years of
age and a qualified voter therein.cralaw "Sec. 8.
The Acting Mayor. — In the event of sickness, absence, or other
temporary incapacity of the Mayor, the President of the Municipal Board
shall perform the duties of the Mayor. In the event of a definitive
vacancy in the position of Mayor, the President of the Philippines
shall appoint a resident of the city of San Pablo to discharge the
duties of the Mayor until said position shall be filled in accordance
with law. If, for any reason, the duties of the office of the Mayor
cannot be performed by the President of the Municipal Board, said
duties shall be performed by the City treasurer. In case of the
incapacity of the officials mentioned above to perform the duties of
the Mayor, the President shall appoint or designate one, The Acting
Mayor shall have the same powers, duties and compensation as the Mayor.cralaw "If any member of the Municipal
Board should be a candidate for office in any election, he shall be
deemed to have renounced his membership in the Municipal Board except
when he presents himself as candidate for the same position, in which
case, he shall be incompetent to act with the Board in the discharge of
the duties conferred upon it relative to election matters and the other
members of the Board shall discharge said duties without his
assistance, or they may choose some disinterested elector of the city
to act with the Board in such matters in his stead.cralaw "The three councilors who were
elected in the regular election for provincial and municipal officials
in nineteen hundred and fifty-one shall continue in office until their
successors shall have been elected and have qualified, and pending the
next regular election for provincial and municipal officials, the
President of the Philippines shall appoint with the consent of the
Commission on Appointments the four other elective members of the
Municipal Board.cralaw "If for any reason the election
fails to take place on the date fixed by law, or such election results
in a failure to elect one or more of the members, the President shall
issue as soon as practicable a proclamation calling a special election
to fill said office. Whenever the member-elect dies before assumption
of office, or, having been so elected, his election is not confirmed by
the President for disloyalty, or such member-elect fails to qualify for
any reason, the President may in his discretion either call a special
election or fill the office by appointment. Vacancies in the office
shall be filled by appointment by the President of a suitable person
belonging to the political party of the officer whom he is to replace.cralaw Sec. 2. Republic Act Numbered Eight hundred seventy- nine is hereby repealed.cralaw
Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.cralaw Approved: June 15, 1954 |