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Act No. 2347 Section 9

Act No. 2347 Section 9

Section 9

SEC. 9. The Governor-General, upon recommendation of the Supreme Court, may suspend any district judge or auxiliary judge of a Court of First Instance while the proper proceedings referred to in the last preceding section are being instituted. In case the judge suspended is acquitted of the cause or causes that gave rise to the investigation, the Governor-General shall order the payment to him of the salary, or part thereof, which he did not receive during his suspension, from any available funds for expenses of the judiciary. All the costs and expenses arising out of the investigations referred to in sections eight and nine hereof shall be payable out of the funds appropriated for contingent expenses of the judiciary, upon vouchers approved by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

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CitationAct No. 2347 Section 9 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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