Section 1
SECTION 1. Whenever a regularly and permanently appointed provincial fiscal or assistant provincial fiscal who is actually in the service and who has rendered continuous, faithful and satisfactory service for at least six years, applies to the President of the Philippines for retirement from the service, and the President shall find, after receiving the recommendation of the Commissioner of Civil Service and the Secretary of Justice, that such fiscal applying for retirement has in every way been efficient up to and including the date of retirement, and the retirement applied for will not prejudice or obstruct the service, the President may, in his discretion, grant such retirement, and in consideration of the services rendered, the retiring fiscal shall receive a gratuity at the rate of one month's salary for every year of service rendered and the proportionate amount of any fraction thereof: Provided, however, That the total amount of gratuity to be received shall not exceed an amount equivalent to two years' salary.