Section 29
SEC. 29. Clerks and deputy clerks and court subordinates whose offices are not abolished to continue; vacancies to be filled by Attorney-General, upon approval of Secretary of Finance and Justice.—All of the clerks mentioned in this Act, and all deputy clerks, whether mentioned in this Act or not, whose offices are not in this Act specifically abolished, who are now holding office, shall continue to discharge their duties and receive their emoluments as provided by law; but all vacancies in such offices existing at the time this; Act shall take effect, or occurring thereafter, shall be filled by appointment of the Attorney-General, subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Act, and upon the approval of the Secretary of Finance and Justice, and, in case of deputy clerks, upon the recommendation of the proper clerk. They shall hold office during the pleasure of the judge, and may be summarily removed, but their successors shall be appointed under the rules of the Civil Service Act in the manner above provided. The Attorney-General may with the approval of the Secretary of Finance and Justice, abolish such deputy clerkships as are not specifically provided for in section twenty-seven hereof, if the public interest so requires, Such stenographers, typewriters, interpreters, translators, escribientes, and messengers as are needed for the proper transaction of the business of the Courts of First Instance outside the city of Manila shall be appointed by the Attorney-General under the rules of the Civil Service Act and with the approval of the Secretary of Finance and Justice, subject to summary removal by the judge of the court in which they are serving. The Attorney-General shall determine the number of such employees that may be necessary for such courts in the different provinces and the salaries to be paid to such employees, all upon the approval thereof by the Secretary of Finance and Justice: Provided, however, That such stenographers, typewriters, and other subordinate court employees appointed under section two of Act Numbered One hundred and fifty-two, or section fifty-eight of Act Numbered One hundred and thirty-six, shall continue as such until removed by proper authority or unless the office to which they have been assigned has been or shall be abolished, in which case their employment shall cease unless by proper authority they may be transferred to another office.