REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4631 - AN ACT
AMENDING SECTION THIRTY-EIGHT OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED
NINE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MANILA
Section 1. Section thirty-eight of Republic Act Numbered Four
hundred nine, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Three thousand five
hundred thirty-seven, is further amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 38. The City Fiscal and Assistant City Fiscals.
— There shall be in the Office of the City Fiscal one chief to be known
as the City Fiscal with the rank, salary and privileges of a judge of
the Court of First Instance, an assistant chief to be known as the
first assistant city fiscal, three second assistant city fiscals who
shall be the chiefs of divisions and fifty-seven assistant fiscals, who
shall discharge their duties under the general supervision of the
Secretary of Justice. To be eligible for appointment as City Fiscal,
first one must be a natural born citizen of the Philippines for a
period of not less than ten years or held during a like period an
office in the Philippine Government requiring admission to the practice
of law as an indispensable requisite. To be eligible for appointment as
assistant fiscal one must be a natural born citizen of the Philippine
and must have practiced law for at least five years prior to his
appointment or held during a like period an office in the Philippine
Government requiring admission to the practice of law as an
indispensable requisite.
"The City Fiscal and his assistants shall receive the salaries
hereinafter set forth, which shall be paid by the City of Manila:
"(a) City Fiscal, with the rank, salary and
privileges of a judge of the Court of First Instance.
"(b) First assistant city fiscal, eighteen thousand
pesos per annum.
"(c) Three second assistant city fiscals who shall be
the chiefs of the three divisions, seventeen thousand four hundred
pesos per annum each.
"(d) Six assistant fiscals, sixteen thousand eight
hundred pesos per annum each.
"(e) Six assistant fiscals, sixteen thousand two
hundred pesos per annum each.
"(f) Six assistant fiscals, sixteen thousand six
hundred pesos per annum each.
"(g) Six assistant fiscals, fifteen thousand pesos
per annum each.
"(h) Six assistant fiscals, fourteen thousand four
hundred pesos per annum each.
"(i) Six assistant fiscals, thirteen thousand eight
hundred pesos per annum each.
"(k) Five assistant fiscals, twelve thousand six
hundred pesos per annum each;
"(l) Five assistant fiscals, twelve thousand pesos
per annum each."
Sec. 2. All incumbent fiscals of the City of
Manila occupying positions affected by the preceding section at the
time of the approval of this Act shall continue to occupy their
respective positions and receive the salary increase herein provided
without the necessity of any new appointments.
Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Approved: June 19, 1965
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