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Act No. 867 Section 16

Act No. 867 Section 16

Traveling expenses of judges and allowance for their subsistence in certain provinces and districts.

Section 16

SEC. 16. Traveling expenses of judges and allowance for their subsistence in certain provinces and districts.—A judge of the Court of First Instance shall he allowed his actual traveling expenses in going from his usual place of residence to the places of holding court and returning therefrom and in case the court is held in a province or district in which the governor thereof is not required by law to make provision for the entertainment and subsistence of the judge, the judge shall receive an allowance of six pesos. Philippine currency, a day in lien of his actual expenses of subsistence while absent from his usual place of residence in attendance upon such court: Provided, however, That, if a judge does not reside at a regular place for the holding of court, he shall only receive traveling expenses and subsistence allowance as if he had his usual place of residence at that regular place of holding court nearest to his actual residence.

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CitationAct No. 867 Section 16 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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