Republic Act No. 4322




REPUBLIC ACT No. 4322 An Act to Provide One Additional Judge for the Third Judicial District to Preside Over the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan, with Permanent Station in the Municipality of San Carlos, Province of Pangasinan, Amending for the Purpose Sections Fifty and Fifty-Two of the Judiciary Act of 1948 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled: Section 1. The third paragraph of Section fifty of Republic Act Numbered two hundred ninety-six, otherwise known as "The Judiciary Act of 1948," as amended, is further amended to read as follows: "Twelve judges shall be commissioned for the Third Judicial District.1âшphi1 Ten judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan and shall be known as judges of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eight, ninth, and tenth branches thereof, respectively. Two judges shall preside over the Court of First Instance of Zambales, and shall be known as Judges of the first and second branches thereof, respectively." Section 2. The fifth paragraph of Section fifty-two of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows: "For the Third Judicial District, two judges shall be stationed in the Municipality of Lingayen, Province of Pangasinan; three judges shall be stationed in the City of Dagupan; two judges, in the Municipality of Urdaneta, Province of Pangasinan; one judge, in the Municipality of Tayug, same province; one judge, in the Municipality of Alaminos, and another in the Municipality of San Carlos, same province; the judge of the first branch of the Court of First Instance of Zambales shall be stationed in the Municipality of Olongapo, Province of Zambales, and the judge of the second branch, in the Municipality of Iba, same province." Section 3. There is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of sixty thousand pesos or so much thereof as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. Section 4. This Act shall take effect on January second, nineteen hundred sixty-six. Approved: June 19, 1965. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation