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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1236 - AN
ACT MAKING ELECTIVE THE POSITIONS OF MAYOR, VICE-MAYOR AND COUNCILOR IN
THE CITY OF ILIGAN, AMENDING FOR SAID PURPOSE CERTAIN Section S OF
REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE, AS AMENDED |
Section 1. Section seven of Republic Act Numbered Five
hundred twenty-five, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Six hundred
seventy-two, is further amended to read as follows: "Sec. 7. The
Mayor — Election and compensation. — The Mayor shall be the executive
of the city. "No person shall be elected Mayor
unless he has been a citizen of the Philippines for at least five
years, at least twenty-five years of age at the time of his election, a
resident of the city for not less than one year immediately prior to
his election and a qualified voter herein. Sec. 2. Section eight of the same Act is 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 the 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 Sec. 3. Section eleven of the same Act, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Six hundred seventy-two, is further amended to read as follows: "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 Mayor, who shall be its
presiding officer, the Vice-Mayor, and five councilors who shall be
elected at large by the voters of the city. In case of sickness,
absence, suspension or other temporary disability of any member of the
Board or if it 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 per diem in accordance with the provisions of
Republic Act Numbered Eight hundred forty. Sec. 4. Section twelve of the same Act, is amended to read as follows: "Section 12.
Qualifications, election, suspension, and removal of members of the
Board. — The members of the Board shall be qualified electors of the
city. They shall be elected in the general elections for provincial and
municipal officials and shall hold office for a term of four years. The
members of the Board shall be residents of the city for at least one
year, and be not less than twenty-three years of age. The members-elect
shall upon qualifying assume office on the date fixed in the Revised
Election Code and hold office until their successors are elected and
have qualified. Sec. 5. The first election for mayor, vice-mayor and councilors of the City of Iligan under the provisions of this Act shall be held at the general elections for provincial and municipal officials immediately following the approval of this Act.cralaw
Sec. 6. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.cralaw Approved: June 7, 1955 |