H. NO. 6142 / 65 OG No. 12, 2845 (March 24, 1969)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5126, June 17, 1967 ]

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ONE ADDITIONAL JUDGE FOR THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT TO PRESIDE OVER THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF LA UNION, WITH PERMANENT STATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAUANG, PROVINCE OF LA UNION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS FIFTY AND FIFTY-TWO OF THE JUDICIARY ACT OF 1948.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:SECTION 1. The 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:

"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 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 Court of First Instance of the City of Baguio and the Sub-province of Benguet; three judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance of Mountain Province with jurisdiction covering the whole of Mountain Province, except the City of Baguio and the Sub-province of Benguet; four judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance of La Union and shall be known as judges of the first, second, third and fourth branches thereof, respectively."

SEC. 2. The second subparagraph of the second paragraph of Section fifty-two of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:

"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 Bangued, Province of Abra; two judges in the Municipality of San Fernando, Province of La Union; one judge in the Municipality of Agoo, same province; and one judge in the Municipality of Bauang, same province."

SEC. 3. 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 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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