Title
Clerk Compensation in Provincial Courts
Law
Act No. 151
Decision Date
Jun 26, 1901
Act No. 151 establishes the compensation rates for Clerks of Courts of First Instance in each province in the Philippines, with varying rates depending on the province, and takes effect immediately upon its passage on June 26, 1901.
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Q&A (Act No. 151)

Act No. 151 fixes the compensation of the Clerks of the Court of First Instance for each province in the Philippines as appointed under the judicial organization law.

The provinces of Iloilo and Cebu have Clerks of Court who receive a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars each.

They receive a monthly salary of one thousand one hundred dollars each.

They receive a salary of one thousand dollars each per month.

They receive nine hundred dollars each monthly.

The salaries fixed in Act No. 151 are payable monthly.

There is one clerk receiving seven hundred dollars, who shall appoint one deputy clerk for each district and Comandancia at a salary of two hundred dollars each.

They receive a salary of three hundred dollars each.

The Act took effect upon its passage on June 26, 1901.

It was enacted by the United States Philippine Commission by authority of the President of the United States.

Section 1 of Act No. 151 fixes the salary rates.

Yes. Clerks are appointed by virtue of section fifty-eight of Act Numbered One hundred and thirty-six, which pertains to the organization of courts.


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