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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1327 - AN
ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BUTUAN |
Section 1.
Section seven of Republic Act Numbered Five hundred twenty-three,
otherwise known as the Charter of the city of Butuan, is amended to
read as follows: "Sec. 7. The
Mayor — His election, qualifications and compensation. — The Mayor
shall be the chief executive of the city. He shall be elected by the
qualified voters of the city during every election for provincial and
municipal officials in conformity with the provisions of the Revised
Election Code. No person shall be elected mayor unless he is at least
twenty-five years of age, a resident of the city for at least two years
prior to his election, and a qualified voter therein.cralaw Sec. 2. Section eight of the same Act is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 8. The
Vice-Mayor. — His election, qualifications, duties and compensation. —
There shall be a vice-mayor who shall be elected in the same manner as
the mayor and shall at the time of his election possess the same
qualifications as the mayor. He 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
mayor. 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 councilor who obtained the highest number of votes.
The acting mayor shall have the same powers and duties as the mayor.cralaw Sec. 3. Section eleven of the same Act is 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 vice-mayor, who shall be its
presiding officer, and six councilors who shall be elected at large by
popular vote during every election for provincial and municipal
officials in conformity with the provisions of the Revised Election
Code. In case of sickness, absence, suspension or other temporary
disability of any member of the Board, or if 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. "If any member of the Municipal
Board should be a candidate for office in any election, he shall be
disqualified to act with the Board in the discharge of the duties
conferred upon it relative to election matters, and in such case the
other members of the Board shall discharge said duties without his
assistance, or they may choose some disinterested elector of the city
to act with the Board in such matters in his stead.cralaw Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval: Provided, That the incumbent appointive Mayor and vice-mayor of the City of Butuan shall continue to hold office and the present composition of the Municipal Board of said city shall likewise continue until the elective City Mayor, vice-mayor and councilors provided for in this Act shall have been elected in the next regular election for provincial and municipal officials and shall have qualified.cralaw Approved: June 16, 1955 |