Republic Act No. 823: Republic act no. 823

In plain language

Provides that the registers of deeds of Misamis Oriental, Agusan and Nueva Ecija shall serve as ex officio registers for the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Butuan and Cabanatuan respectively, while the cities remain the capitals of the provinces and receive an annual compensation of five hundred pesos.

Registers of deeds of Misamis Oriental, Agusan, Nueva Ecija are ex officio registers for Cagayan de Oro, Butuan, Cabanatuan

Cities remain capitals of the provinces

Compensation of five hundred pesos per annum to each city

Act takes effect upon approval

real property law

public records

local government

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 823, August 14, 1952 ]

AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE REGISTERS OF DEEDS OF THE PROVINCES OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, AGUSAN AND NUEVA ECIJA SHALL BE THE EX OFFICIO REGISTERS OF DEEDS FOR THE CITIES OF CAGAYAN DE ORO, BUTUAN AND CABANATUAN, RESPECTIVELY, WHILE SAID CITIES CONTINUE TO BE THE CAPITALS OF SAID PROVINCES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

Any provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, the registers of deeds of the Provinces of Misamis Oriental, Agusan and Nueva Ecija shall be ex officio registers of deeds for the Cities of Cagayan de Oro, Butuan and Cabanatuan, respectively, while said cities continue as the capitals of said provinces, and shall each receive an additional compensation of five hundred pesos per annum, payable from the funds of the city concerned.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, August 14, 1952.

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