Republic Act No. 395




REPUBLIC ACT No. 395 An Act Making the Positions of Mayor and Vice-Mayor in the City of Bacolod Elective Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled: Section 1. The positions of mayor and vice-mayor of the City of Bacolod shall be elective, notwithstanding provisions to the contrary in the Act creating said city and amendments thereto. They shall hold office for a term of four years, and shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city. Section 2. This Act shall take effect on the next regular election for provincial and city officials.1âшphi1 All provisions of Commonwealth Act Numbered Three hundred and twenty-six as amended, known as the Charter of the City of Bacolod, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed. Approved: June 18, 1949. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation