Republic Act No. 3942

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

Section fifty-eight of Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred fifty-eight, otherwise known as the Charter of the City of Iloilo, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 58. Clerk and employees of Municipal Court— Sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs. -There shall be a clerk of the Municipal court shall be appointed by the Secretary of Justice and shall receive a yearly salary of four thousand eight hundred pesos. Notwithstanding the provisions of Republic Act Numbered Nine hundred fifteen, the clerk shall at the time be sheriff of the city and shall as such have the same powers and duties as assigned by existing law to provincial sheriff: Provided, However, That the newspaper or newspapers in which notices of sales at auction of real property or other notices are to be published shall be designated by the interested party. There shall be one deputy clerk of the municipal court, three deputy sheriffs and other clerks of the municipal court who shall be appointed by the municipal judge and whose salaries shall be fixed by the Municipal Board.

"The clerk of the municipal court shall keep its seal and affix it to all orders, judgments, certificates, records and other documents issued by the court.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 18, 1964.