Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
Section 16
SEC. 16. Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.βThe jurisdiction of the Supreme Court shall be of two kinds: Original; and Appellate.
Act No. 136 Section 16
Other provisions in CHAPTER II.
- Section 11: Sessions of the Supreme Court.
- Section 12: Allowance for traveling expenses.
- Section 13: Where actions shall be heard.
- Section 14: Transferring of hearings.
- Section 15: Decisions to be in writing.
- Section 17: Its original jurisdiction.
- Section 18: Its appellate jurisdiction.
- Section 19: Power to issue all necessary auxiliary writs.
- Section 20: The clerk and his assistants.
- Section 21: Clerk's bond.
CitationAct No. 136 Section 16 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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