Section 1
SECTION 1. Section seven of Commonwealth Act Numbered Thirty-nine, otherwise lmown as the Charter of the City of Zamboanga, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Two hundred eight, is further amended to read as follows: "SEC. 7. Election and compensation.—The Mayor shall be the chief executive of the city. "The Mayor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city during every election for provincial and municipal officials in accordance with the provisions of the Revised Election Code. No person shall be eligible for the position of Mayor unless he is at least twenty-five years of age, a qualified voter and a resident of the city for not less than one year immediately prior to his election. “He shall receive the salary provided for in Republic Act Numbered Eight hundred forty. With the approval of the proper head of department the Mayor may receive, in addition to his salary, a non-commutable allowance of two thousand pesos per annum."