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Act No. 136 Section 58

The clerk.

Section 58

SEC. 58. The clerk.—The Commission shall appoint a clerk for the court of each province. He shall hold office during the pleasure of the judge, and he may be removed and his successor be appointed by the judge from a list of eligibles provided by the Civil Service Board under the rules of the Civil Service Act. The clerk shall receive a salary at the rate of one thousand two hundred dollars per year, except in cases where a greater or less salary is specially prescribed by law, and all fees charged by him shall belong to the Government. He may employ such assistants as a majority of the judges of the Supreme Court may decide to be necessary, and at salaries to be by them fixed, after approval thereof by the Chief Executive. Each clerk of the court may appoint and remove his own deputy, whose services shall be paid for by the clerk out of his salary unless he be an assistant duly authorized, as in this section provided.

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CitationAct No. 136 Section 58 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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