REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6546 - AN
ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF
SURIGAO DEL SUR WITH STATION AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF BISLIG, AMENDING
FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS FIFTY AND FIFTY-TWO OF THE JUDICIARY ACT OF
1948
Section 1. The
fifteenth paragraph of Section fifty of Republic Act Numbered Two
hundred ninety-six, known as the Judiciary Act of 1948, as amended, is
further amended to read as follows:
“Twenty-three judges shall be commissioned for the Fifteenth Judicial
District. Three judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance
of Surigao del Norte, and shall be known as judges of the first, second
and third branches thereof; three judges shall preside over the Court
of First Instance of Surigao del Sur, and shall be known as judges of
the first, second and third branches thereof; two judges shall preside
over the Court of First Instance of Agusan del Norte and Butuan City
and shall be known as judges of the first and second branches thereof,
respectively; one judge shall preside over the Court of First Instance
of Agusan del Sur; nine judges shall preside over the Courts of First
Instance of Oriental Misamis, Camiguin, Cagayan de Oro City, Gingoog
City and Bukidnon and shall be known as judges of the first, second,
third, fourth fifth, sixth, seventh, eight and ninth branches thereof,
respectively; and five 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 and fifth 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 Siargao, Municipality of Dapa, same
province; one judge shall be stationed in the Municipality of Tandag,
Province of Surigao del Sur; one judge in the Municipality of Lianga,
same province; and one judge in the Municipality of Bislig, same
province; four judges shall be stationed in the City of Cagayan de Oro;
three judges in the Municipality of Malaybalay, Province of Bukidnon;
and one judge in the Municipality of Medina, Province of Misamis
Oriental; and one judge shall be stationed in the Municipality of
Mambajao, Province of Camiguin, subject to call for service by the
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 shall be
stationed in the Municipality of Malabang, same province; one judge in
the City of Iligan; one judge in the Municipality of Baroy, Province of
Lanao del Norte; two judges in the City of Butuan; and one judge shall
stationed in the Municipality of Prosperidad, Province of Agusan del
Sur."
Sec. 3. There is hereby appropriated, out of any
funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
eighty thousand pesos or so much thereof as may be necessary to carry
out the purpose of this Act.
Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
(Lapsed into law on August 26,
1972.)
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