Section 8
SEC. 8. Sections seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-seven, seventy-eight, seventy-nine, eighty, eighty-one and eighty-two: of the same Act are amended to read as follows: "SEC. 75. Regular, auxiliary, and acting judges of city court.-There shall be a city court for the City of San Pablo, for which there shall be appointed a city judge and an auxiliary city judge. "The city judge may upon proper application, be allowed a vacation of not more than thirty days every year with salary. The auxiliary city judge shall discharge the duties in case of absence, incapacity or inability of the city judge until he resumes his posts, or until a new judge shall have been appointed. During his incumbency, the auxiliary city judge shall enjoy the powers, emoluments and privileges of the city judge who shall not receive any remuneration therefore except the salary to which he is entitled by reason of his vacation provided for in this Act. "In case of absence, incapacity or inability of both the city judge and the auxiliary city judge, the Secretary of Justice, shall designate the municipal judge of any adjoining municipality to preside over the city court, the same shall hold office temporarily until the regular incumbent or the auxiliary judge shall have been appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Act. The municipal judge so designated shall receive his salary as municipal judge plus seventy per cent of the salary of the city judge whose office he has temporarily assumed. "The city judge shall receive a salary of seventeen thousand pesos per annum, thirteen thousand four hundred pesos of which will come from the City Government of San Pablo and three thousand six hundred pesos which is now paid to the city judge by the National Government as provided for under Republic Act Numbered Three thousand eight hundred twenty, shall be paid out of the funds of the National Treasury: Provided, however, That when a certain law provides or will provide for a higher compensation or additional benefits for the city judge than that provided herein, the city judge will receive the compensation whichever is higher and he deems best at his option, and enjoy the benefit which is favorable to him, also at his option. "SEC. 76. 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 Civil Service Law, rules and regulations and who shall receive a compensation of seven thousand eight hundred pesos per annum. 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 in 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 charges 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 oath. "There shall be one deputy clerk of court, one researcher, one stenographer, one interpreter, two clerks, one stitcher, and one janitor, who shall be appointed by the city judge in accordance with the Civil Service Law, rules and regulations. "The deputy clerk of court shall receive a compensation of six thousand pesos per annum. He shall perform the duties of the clerk of court in the absence, incapacity, or inability of the clerk of court. Likewise, he shall have the power to administer oath. "The researcher shall receive a compensation of five thousand seven hundred pesos per annum. "The stenographer shall receive a compensation of four thousand eight hundred pesos per annum. "The interpreter shall receive a compensation of four thousand five hundred pesos per annum. "The clerks shall receive a compensation of three thousand six hundred pesos per annum and three thousand pesos per annum, respectively. "The stitcher shall receive a compensation of two thousand eight hundred eighty pesos per annum. "These salaries shall be paid from the funds of the City Government of San Pablo: Provided, however, That whenever a certain law provides or shall provide for a higher compensation or additional benefits for the employees of the city court, the said employees shall receive the compensation whichever is higher at his option: Provided, further, That the present employees of the city court shall remain in their respective positions and the tenure of their office shall be respected. The clerk of the city court shall at the same time be sheriff in the city and shall as such have the same powers and duties as assigned by existing law to provincial sheriffs. The deputy clerk of court shall likewise be the deputy city sheriff. The Municipal Board may provide for such number of clerks in the office of the clerk of the city court as the needs of the service may demand, who shall be appointed by the city judge. "SEC. 77. Jurisdiction of the City court.-The city court shall have the same jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases and the same powers as at present conferred by law upon city court and municipal judges and such additional jurisdiction and powers as may hereinafter be conferred upon them by law. "SEC. 78. Incidental powers of city court.-The city court shall have power to administer oaths and to give certificates thereof; to issue summonses, writs, warrants and executions and all other processes necessary to enforce its orders and judgments; to compel the attendance of witnesses; to punish contempts of court by fine or imprisonment, or both, within the limitations imposed by law; and to require of any person arrested a bond for good behavior or to keep the peace, or for the further appearance of such person before a court of competent jurisdiction. But no such bond shall be accepted unless it be executed by the person in whose behalf it is made, with sufficient surety or sureties to be approved by said court.