Republic Act No. 869: An act to amend the last paragraph of section forty-nine, the last paragraph of section fifty and the penultimate paragraph of section fifty-four of the judiciary act of nineteen hundred and forty-eight

Republic Act No. 869

An act to amend the last paragraph of section forty-nine, the last paragraph of section fifty and the penultimate paragraph of section fifty-four of the judiciary act of nineteen hundred and forty-eight

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION FORTY-NINE, THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION FIFTY AND THE PENULTIMATE PARAGRAPH OF SECTION FIFTY-FOUR OF THE JUDICIARY ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT

In plain language

Amends specific paragraphs of the 1948 Judiciary Act to clarify the composition and jurisdiction of the Sixteenth Judicial District and the courts of first instance within its provinces.

Amends last paragraph of Section 49 of RA 296

Amends last paragraph of Section 50 of RA 296

Amends penultimate paragraph of Section 54 of RA 296

Specifies appointment of four judges for the Sixteenth Judicial District

Defines frequency of court terms in district locations

judiciary

district courts

law amendments

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 869, June 16, 1953 ]

AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR RELIEF IN THE PROVINCES VISITED BY TYPHOONS, FLOODS, DROUGHTS, EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANIC ACTION DURING THE CALENDAR YEARS NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE AND NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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

Section 1

The following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any funds in the Philippine Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended for assistance to the victims of, and for the rehabilitation or replacement of services or installations damaged by, typhoons, floods, droughts, earthquakes and volcanic action during the calendar years nineteen hundred and fifty-one and nineteen hundred and fifty-two, including the purchase of supplies and materials necessary to increase food production in the areas affected:

A. SOCIAL WELFARE
| 1. For the purchase of building materials, food supplies, clothing and other relief goods, including the expenses for the procurement and distribution of the same: Provided, That no part of this amount shall be used for salaries and wages | P2,000,000.00 |
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| 2. For aid to the Philippine National Red Cross including the acquisition of blood Plasma | 375,000.00 |

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