REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5140 - AN ACT
PROVIDING ONE ADDITIONAL JUDGE FOR THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT TO
PRESIDE OVER THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MOUNTAIN PROVINCE WITH
PERMANENT STATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LUNA, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS FIFTY AND FIFTY-TWO OF THE JUDICIARY
ACT OF 1948
Section 1.
The first and second paragraph of Section fifty of
Republic Act Numbered Two hundred ninety-six, otherwise known as "The
Judiciary Act of 1948." as amended, is further amended to read as
follows:
"Sec. 50. Judges of the First Instance of Judicial
Districts. — Ten Judges shall be commissioned for the First Judicial
District. Four judges shall preside over the Courts of First Instance
of Cagayan and Batanes and shall be known as judges of the first,
second, third, and fourth branches thereof, respectively, the judges of
the second branch to preside also over the Court of First Instance of
Batanes; four judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance of
Isabela, and shall be known as the judges of first, second, third and
fourth branches thereof; and two judges shall preside over the Court of
First Instance of Nueva Vizcaya, to be known as the judges of the first
and second branches thereof.
"Eighteen judges shall be commissioned for the Second Judicial
District. Four judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance of
Ilocos Norte; four judges shall preside over the the Court of First
Instance of Ilocos Sur; one judge shall preside over the Court of First
Instance of Abra; two judges shall preside over the Courts of First
Instance of the City of Baguio and the Subprovince of Benguet; four
judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance of Mountain
Province with jurisdiction covering the whole Mountain Province, except
the City of Baguio and the Subprovince of Benguet; three judges shall
preside over the Court of First Instance of La Union and shall be known
as judges of the first, second, and third branches thereof,
respectively."
Sec. 2. The first and second subparagraphs of the
second paragraph of Section fifty-two of the same Act, as amended, is
further amended to read as follows:
"For the First Judicial District, the judge of the first branch of the
Court of First Instance of Cagayan and Batanes shall be stationed in
the Municipality of Tuguegarao, Province of Cagayan; the judge of the
second branch, in the Municipality of Aparri, same province; the judge
of the third branch, in the Municipality of Sanchez Mira, same
province; and the judge of the fourth branch, in the Municipality of
Tuao, same province; one judge shall be stationed in the Municipality
of Ilagan, Province of Isabela; one judge shall be stationed in the
Municipality of Cabagan, same province; one judge shall be stationed in
Cauayan, same province; the judge of the fourth branch shall be
stationed in the Municipality of Roxas, same province; and two judges
in the Municipality of Bayombong, Province of Nueva Vizcaya.
"For the Second Judicial District, three judges shall be stationed in
the Municipality of Laoag, Province of Ilocos Norte; one judge shall be
stationed in the Municipality of Batac, same province; two judges in
the Municipality of Vigan, Province of Ilocos Sur; one judge in the
Municipality of Narvacan, same province; one judge in the Municipality
of Candon, same province; two judges in the City of Baguio; one judge
in the Municipality of Bontoc, Subprovince of Bontoc; one judge in the
Municipality of Kiangan, Subprovince of Ifugao; one judge in the
Municipality of Tabuk, Subprovince of Kalinga; one judge in the
Municipality of Luna, Subprovince of Apayao; one judge in the
Municipality of Bangued, Province of Abra; two judges in the
Municipality of San Fernando, Province of La Union; and one judge in
the Municipality of Agoo, same province."
Sec. 3. There is hereby authorized to be
appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, such sum as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of
this Act.
Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Enacted without Executive
approval, June 17, 1967.
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