Act No. 136 Section 22

Governor of province to be officer of court.

Section 22

SEC. 22. Governor of province to be officer of court.—The officer of the Supreme Court to serve its process and enforce good order in and about the court room shall be the governor, or his deputy, of the province in which the court is held, when the court is in session at Cebu or Iloilo. At other times its officer shall be the sheriff of the city of Manila, as hereinafter provided.

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