Republic Act No. 4018

Section 1

Section sixty-one of Republic Act Numbered Four hundred nine, otherwise known as the Revised Charter of the City of Manila, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Fifteen hundred seventy-one, is further amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 61. Board of Assessment Appeals. The Board of Assessment Appeals shall be composed of seven members who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines on the first day of January every four years, four of whom shall be owners of real estate in the city and three shall represent the tenant-and-lessee interests in the city.

"The members of the Board of Assessment Appeals, except the chairman, shall receive a per diem of seventy-five pesos for each day on which they attend the session and serve as members of the Board.

"The chairman of the Board of Assessment Appeals shall be designated in the appointment of the President and shall receive one hundred pesos for each day on which he attends the sessions: Provided, That during the absence or inability of the chairman to attend the session, the rest of the members constituting a majority may choose one among themselves to act as temporary chairman. The Secretary of the Board shall be appointed by the Chairman thereof with the concurrence of a majority of its members and shall keep the records of the proceedings of the Board. The Secretary shall receive such salary as the Board may fix."

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 18, 1964