Sec. 2.     The second paragraph of Section eighty-three of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:   

"The annual salaries of the justices of the peace of the capitals of the provinces shall be as follows:

"Of the justices of the peace of the capitals of first, second, and third class provinces, six thousand pesos each; of the justices of the peace of the capitals of fourth and fifth class provinces, five thousand four hundred pesos each; of the justices of the peace of the capitals of sixth and seventh class provinces, five thousand one hundred pesos each: Provided, That the judge of the municipal court of a city which is at the same time the capital of a province shall be considered as the justice of the peace of the capital of such province."

Sec. 3.     Section ninety-eight-A of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:   

"Sec. 98-A.     Vacation and sick leaves of judges of municipal courts and justices of the peace. — Judges of municipal courts and justices of the peace shall be entitled annually to fifteen days vacation and fifteen days sick leaves with pay and in the computation thereof Sundays and holidays shall be excluded and such leave privileges shall be cumulated but not to exceed three hundred days."

Sec. 4.     There is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sum as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

Sec. 5.     This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 17, 1961