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RA 5502 Section 85

RA 5502 Section 85

Clerk and employees of the City Court.

Section 85

SEC. 85. Clerk and employees of the City Court.—There shall be a clerk of the City Court who shall be appointed by the City judge in accordance with the Civil Service Law, rules and regulations, and who shall receive a compensation of eleven thousand pesos per annum, one-half of which shall be payable from national funds. He shall keep the seal of the court and affix it to all orders, judgments, certificates, records, and other documents issued by the court. He shall keep a docket of the trials of the court, in which he shall record in a summary manner the names of the parties and the various proceedings in civil cases, and in criminal cases, the name of the defendant, the charge against him, the names of the witnesses, the date of the arrest, the appearance of the defendant, together with the fines and costs adjudged or collected in accordance with the judgment. He shall have the power to administer oaths.

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CitationRA 5502 Section 85 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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