Act No. 136 Section 2

Constitution of judiciary.

Section 2

SEC. 2. Constitution of judiciary.—The judicial power of the Government of the Philippine Islands shall be vested in a Supreme Court, Courts of First instance, and courts of justices of the peace, together with such special jurisdictions of municipal courts, and other special tribunals as now are or hereafter may be authorized by law. The two courts first named shall be courts of record.

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