Commonwealth Act No. 143 (CA 143) — An Act to Amend Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Commonly Known as the Administrative Code of Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen, by Inserting Section Twenty-Five Hundred and Sixty-One (A) Between Sections Twenty-Five Hundred and Sixty-One and Twenty-Five Hundred and Sixty-Two Thereof.
Commonwealth Act No. 143 (CA 143) — An Act to Amend Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Commonly Known as the Administrative Code of Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen, by Inserting Section Twenty-Five Hundred and Sixty-One (A) Between Sections Twenty-Five Hundred and Sixty-One and Twenty-Five Hundred and Sixty-Two Thereof.
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SECTION 1. A new section is hereby inserted between sections twenty-five hundred and sixty-one and twenty-five hundred and sixty-two of Act Numbered twenty-seven hundred and eleven, which shall read as follows:
“SEC. 2561 (A). The city attorney and assistant city attorney shall receive compensation to be paid out of the city treasury not exceeding five thousand pesos and three thousand pesos per annum, respectively: Provided, That with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior first had, the city council may, in its discretion, provide quarters for said officials or commute the same, in addition to their salary.”
