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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3622 - AN ACT
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED
THIRTY-EIGHT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TAGAYTAY |
Section 1. The first paragraph of Section six of Commonwealth
Act Numbered Three Hundred Thirty-Eight, as amended, is further amended
to read as follows: "Sec.
6. Appointment of city officials —
Compensation. — The President of the Philippines shall appoint, with
the consent of the Commission on Appointments, the city health officer,
the city engineer, the city treasurer, the city assessor, the city
attorney, and the assistant city attorney, and he may remove a pleasure
any of the said appointive officers. He may appoint to any of the
abovenamed offices, persons who already hold official positions, and
any officer or employee in the public service who shall be appointed or
designated to any authorized position in the government of the city
may, in the discretion of the appointing authority, receive all or any
part of the salary appropriated for the position, other provisions of
law to the contrary notwithstanding. In the case of sickness, absence,
or inability to serve for any reason, of any of the aforementioned
officials, the President of the Philippines may make a temporary
appointment or designation until the return to duty of such official.
During the period of such temporary appointment or designation, the
person receiving the same shall possess all the powers and perform all
the duties pertaining thereof:" Sec. 2. The first paragraph of Section eleven of the same Act is amended to read as follows: "Sec.
11. The Mayor. — There shall be a Mayor who
shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city during every
election for provincial and municipal officials. No person shall be
elected Mayor unless he is at least twenty-five years of age, has been
a resident of the city for at least two years immediately prior to his
election, and is a qualified voter therein. He shall have the following
general powers and duties:" Sec. 3. Subsection (d) of Section eleven of the same Act is repealed. Sec. 4. Subsection (g) of Section eleven of the same
Act is amended to read as follows: Sec. 5. Section s twelve and thirteen of the same Act are amended to read as follows: "Sec.
12. The Vice-Mayor. — There shall be a
vice-mayor who shall be elected in the same manner, and shall possess
the same qualifications, as the mayor. He shall be the presiding
officer of the City Council, and shall, during the absence of the Mayor
from the city of his disability for any reason, discharge the duties of
his office and exercise all his powers, except that of removing any
officer from office. Sec. 6. Subsection (e) of Section twenty-one of the same Act is amended to read as follows: "(e)
He shall have charge of the prosecution of all
crimes and misdemeanors and violations of city ordinances in the
justice of the peace court. He shall also have charge of all
prosecution of crimes, misdemeanors, and violations of city ordinances
appealed to, or brought before, the Court of First Instance of the
Province of Cavite." Sec. 7. The first paragraph of Section twenty-four of the same Act is amended to read as follows: "Sec.
24. The Chief of Police. — There shall be a
chief of police who shall be appointed by the Mayor upon recommendation
of the City Council. He shall have the following general powers and
duties:" Sec. 8. This Act shall take effect upon its approval: Provided, That the first election for mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors shall be held simultaneously with the general elections for provincial and municipal officials in November nineteen hundred sixty-three: Provided, further, That until their respective successors shall have been elected and have qualified, the incumbent mayor, vice-mayor and councilors shall continue in office and shall not be removed except for cause. Approved: June 22, 1963 |
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