Section 1. Section thirty-eight of Republic Act Numbered Four
hundred nine, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Eighteen hundred
sixty, 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 of a district judge, 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 one must be a citizen of the Philippines and
must have practiced law in 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 citizen of the Philippines 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, twelve thousand pesos per annum.
"(b) First assistant city fiscal, eleven thousand six
hundred pesos per annum.
"(c) Three second assistant city fiscals who shall be
the chiefs of the three divisions, eleven thousand five hundred pesos
per annum each.
"(d) Six assistant fiscals, eleven thousand pesos per
annum each.
"(e) Six assistant fiscals, ten thousand five hundred
pesos per annum each.
" Six assistant fiscals, ten thousand pesos per
annum each.
"(g) Six assistant fiscals, nine thousand six hundred
pesos per annum each.
"(h) Six assistant fiscals, nine thousand pesos per
annum each.
"(i) Six assistant fiscals, eight thousand four
hundred pesos per annum each.
"( j) Six assistant fiscals, seven thousand eight
hundred pesos per annum each.
"(k) Ten assistant fiscals, seven thousand two
hundred pesos per annum each.
"(l) Five assistant fiscals, six thousand pesos per
annum each."
Sec. 2. All incumbent assistant 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 appointment.
Only those in paragraph (l) shall require appointments.
Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Enacted without Executive
approval, June 19, 1960.
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