Act No. 3107

ACT NO. 3107

(Section 1 provides for ten additional judges of court of first instance.)

SEC. 2. Section three of Act Numbered Twenty-nine hundred and forty-one is hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 3. Salaries of judges of first instance. – The judges of first instance of the fifth, ninth, twelfth, fourteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-second, twenty-third and twenty-sixth judicial districts shall receive an annual salary of ten thousand pesos each; those of the third, sixth, seventh, eleventh, thirteenth, fifteenth, and seventeenth, nine thousand pesos; and those of the other judicial districts and the auxiliary judges of first instance, eight thousand pesos. The clerk of the Supreme Court, six thousand pesos.” (As amended by Act No. 3320, approved December 4, 1926.)

SEC. 3. Salaries of the clerks and deputy clerks of the Courts of First Instance. – The clerk of the Courts of First Instance shall receive annual salaries in accordance with the following schedule:

For the clerk of the Court of the Ninth Judicial District (Manila), five thousand pesos; for the clerk of the Court of First Instance of Cebu, thirty-five hundred pesos; for the clerks of courts in other first-class provinces, thirty-two hundred pesos; Provided, however, That the salary paid to the clerk of the Court of First Instance at Tacloban, Province of Leyte, and to the clerk of the Court of First Instance at Capiz, Province of Capiz, shall be twenty-four hundred pesos each, and the salary of the clerk of the Court at Maasin, in the same province, shall be fifteen hundred pesos:

Provided, further, That when the clerk of the Court of First Instance of Surigao acts as clerk of the Court of Agusan, he shall receive an additional salary which shall be fixed by the provincial board of Agusan, but shall not exceed four hundred and eighty pesos per annum; for the clerks of courts in second-class provinces, twenty-four hundred pesos; for the clerks of courts in third-class provinces, two thousand pesos; for the clerks of courts in fourth-class provinces, eighteen hundred pesos; for the clerks of courts in fifth-class provinces and in the Provinces of Bontoc, Davao, Marinduque, Nueva Vizcaya, Romnblon, Masbate, and Sulu, twelve hundred pesos; for the clerks of the courts in the Provinces of Abra, Bukidnon, Cotabato, and Lanao, nine hundred pesos. (As amended by Act No. 3193, approved November 29, 1924.)

The assistant and deputy clerks of Courts of First Instance shall receive annual salaries in accordance with the following schedule:

In the City of Manila (Ninth Judicial District), for the assistant clerk of court and ex officio chief of the probate division, thirty-six hundred pesos, and for the seven deputy clerks, fifteen hundred pesos, each; for the deputy clerks of courts in first-class provinces, fifteen hundred pesos; for

the deputy clerks of courts in second-class provinces, twelve hundred pesos; for the deputy clerks of courts in third-class provinces, nine hundred pesos; for the deputy clerks of courts in fourth-class provinces, seven hundred and twenty pesos; for the deputy clerks of courts in fifth-class provinces and in the Provinces of Bontoc, Davao, Marinduque, Nueva Vizcaya, Masbate, Romblon, and Sulu, six hundred pesos; for the deputy clerks of the courts in the Provinces of Abra, Bukidnon, Cotabato, and Lanao, four hundred and eighty pesos. (Amended by Act No. 8217.)

SEC. 4. Salaries of the court stenographers. – The stenographers of the Courts of First Instance shall receive annual salaries in accordance with the following schedule:

For the Ninth Judicial District (Manila), six stenographers at thirty-two hundred pesos per annum each, and six junior stenographers at twenty-four hundred pesos per annum each; for the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan, two junior stenographers at twenty-four hundred pesos per annum each; for the Court of First Instance of Albay, one junior stenographer at twenty-four hundred pesos per annum; for the Court of First Instance of Leyte, one junior stenographer at two thousand pesos per annum; for the Court of First Instance of Cebu, one stenographer at thirty-two hundred pesos per annum and one junior stenographer at twentyfour hundred pesos per annum; for the Court of First Instance of Occidental Negros, one stenographer at thirtytwo hundred pesos per annum; for the Court of First Instance of Iloilo, one stenographer at twenty-eight hundred pesos per annum, and one junior stenographer at two thousand pesos per annum;, for the Court of First Instance of Zamboanga, one stenographer at two thousand pesos per annum;

for the other Courts of First Instance and for the Auxiliary Judges of First Instance, thirty-one junior stenographers at eighteen hundred pesos per annum each; two stenographers at large at three thousand pesos per annum each; two junior stenographers at large at twenty-four hundred pesos per annum each; and nine junior stenographers at large at eighteen hundred pesos per annum each.

SEC. 5. Salaries of the interpreters of the Courts of First Instance. – The interpreters of the Courts of First Instance shall receive annual salaries in accordance with the following schedule:

For the Ninth Judicial District (Manila), three interpreters at twenty-four hundred pesos per annum each and three interpreters at two thousand pesos per annum each; for the Court of First Instance of Batangas, one interpreter at eighteen hundred pesos per annum; for the Court of First Instance of Iloilo, one interpreter at eighteen hundred pesos per annum; for the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan, one interpreter at eighteen hundred pesos per annum and one junior interpreter at fifteen hundred pesos per annum; for the Court of First Instance of Leyte, one interpreter at eighteen hundred pesos per annum; for the Courts of First Instance of the other provinces and for the Auxiliary Judges of First Instance, seven junior interpreters at fifteen hundred pesos per annum each, five junior interpreters at twelve hundred pesos per annum each, ten junior interpreters at nine hundred and sixty pesos per annum each, and twenty junior interpreters at seven hundred and twenty pesos per annum each.

Approved, March 17, 1923.