SECTION. 1. The second paragraph of section two hundred and thirty-three of the Administrative Code is amended to read as follows:
"In chartered cities and in-the capitals of the provinces, where there are two or more lawyers appointed as notaries public, no person other than a lawyer or a person who had qualified to hold the office of notary public under the Spanish sovereignty shall hold said office."
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CitationCA 514 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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