Section 1. Section seven of Commonwealth Act Numbered
Thirty-nine, otherwise known as the Charter of the City of Zamboanga,
as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Two hundred eight, is further
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 7.
Election and compensation. — The Mayor shall be the chief executive of
the city.cralaw
"The Mayor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city during
every election for provincial and municipal officials in accordance
with the provisions of the Revised Election Code. No person shall be
eligible for the position of Mayor unless he is at least twenty-five
years of age, a qualified voter and a resident of the city for not less
than one year immediately prior to his election.
"He shall receive the salary provided for in Republic Act Numbered
Eight hundred forty. With the approval of the proper head of department
the Mayor may receive, in addition to his salary, a non-commutable
allowance of two thousand pesos per annum.
Sec. 2. Section s eight and twelve of the same Act
are amended to read as follows:
"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, or in the event of a definitive vacancy in the
position of Mayor, until said office shall be filled in accordance with
law. 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
"The Vice-Mayor shall be the presiding officer of the City Council and
shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Mayor
or prescribed by law or ordinance. He shall be elected in the same
manner and shall possess the same qualifications as the Mayor, and
shall receive a salary which shall not exceed four thousand eight
hundred pesos, the amount thereof to be fixed by the Council on the
basis of the income of the city.
"Section 12.
Constitution and organization of the City Council. — The City Council
shall be the legislative body of the city, and shall be composed of the
Vice-Mayor, who shall be its presiding officer, and eight councilors
who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city during every
election for provincial and municipal officers in accordance with the
provisions of the Revised Election Code. When the Vice-Mayor acts as
Mayor or in case of his absence, the member who received the highest
number of votes in the last election among those present, shall
preside.
"If any member of the City Council should be a candidate for office in
any election, he shall be incompetent to act with the City Council in
the discharge of the duties herein conferred upon it, and in such case
the other members of the council shall discharge said duties without
his assistance, or they may choose some disinterested elector of the
city to act in the Council in such matters in his stead.
"The councilors shall receive for
each day of attendance at the sessions of the Council the per diem
provided for in Republic Act Numbered Eight hundred forty.cralaw
"The Council shall fix the times and places for its regular meetings,
which shall be held once a week, and shall hold special meetings not
exceeding ten during any one year when called by the Mayor. Any
meeting, regular or special, may, in case the amount of business shall
require, be adjourned from day to day until the business is completed.
Meetings shall be open to the public, unless otherwise ordered by an
affirmative vote of a majority of the members. The Council shall keep a
record of its proceedings and determine its rules of procedure not
herein set forth. A majority of the Council shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business, but a smaller number may adjourn from
time to time. The ayes and nays shall be taken and recorded upon the
passage of all ordinances, upon all resolutions or motions directing
the payment of money or creating liability, and, at the request of any
member, upon any other motion or resolution. The affirmative vote of a
majority of all the members of the City Council shall be necessary for
the passage of any ordinance, or any resolution or motion directing the
payment of money or creating liability, but other measures shall
prevail upon the majority vote of the members present at any meeting
duly called and held. Any ordinance enacted by the Council and every
resolution or motion directing the payment of money or creating a
liability shall be forwarded to the Mayor for his approval. Within ten
days after the receipt of the ordinance, resolution or motion, the
Mayor shall return it with his approval or veto. If he does not return
it within that time, it shall be deemed to be approved. If he returns
it with his veto, his reasons therefor in writing shall accompany it.
Then it may again be enacted by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of
the members of the Council. Each ordinance shall be sealed with the
city seal, signed by the Mayor and the secretary of the Council, and
recorded in a book kept for that purpose. Every ordinance shall, on the
day following its passage, be posted by the secretary at the main
entrance of the municipal building, and shall take effect and be in
force on and after the tenth day following its passage, unless
otherwise stated in said ordinance or resolution or vetoed by the Mayor
before the expiration of said ten-day period. A vetoed ordinance, if
repassed, shall take effect ten days after the veto is overridden by
two-thirds vote of all the members of the City Council unless another
date is fixed in such resolution or ordinance."
Sec. 3. Pending the next general election for
provincial and municipal officers to be held following the approval of
this Act, the position of Vice-Mayor and the five additional elective
councilors shall be filled by appointment by the President of the
Philippines.cralaw
Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.cralaw
Approved: April 29, 1955
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