Title
Designation of Provincial Fiscal as City Attorney
Law
Commonwealth Act No. 409
Decision Date
Sep 14, 1938
Commonwealth Act No. 409 designates the provincial fiscal as the city attorney for the capital city of a province, with additional compensation, and allows for the appointment of assistant city attorneys in chartered cities, with varying compensation based on rank.

Appointment and Compensation of Assistant City Attorneys

  • Each chartered city, where the provincial fiscal serves as city attorney ex officio, may have up to three assistant city attorneys.
  • The number of assistant city attorneys is determined by the President of the Philippines based on the volume of legal business in the city.
  • Assistant city attorneys are appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the National Assembly.
  • The compensation scale for assistant city attorneys is as follows:
    • First assistant city attorney: three thousand pesos per annum
    • Second assistant city attorney: two thousand eight hundred pesos per annum
    • Third assistant city attorney: two thousand four hundred pesos per annum

Effective Date of the Act

  • The Act takes effect immediately upon its approval.
  • It was approved on September 14, 1938.

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