An Act to Amend Certain Sections

of the Charter of the City of

Baguio, so as to Provide a New
Schedule of Salaries of City
Officials of the Said City and to
Increase the Number of Assistant
City Attorneys
Republic Act No. 1819
Congress of the Philippines
22 June 1957

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled:

SECTION 1. Sections two thousand five hundred forty-five-A, two thousand five
hundred fifty-one and two thousand five hundred sixty-one of the Revised
Administrative Code are amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 2545-A. Salaries of city officials.— The officials of the city shall receive the
following salaries, payable from the funds of the city:

“(a) Mayor, nine thousand pesos per annum.

“(b) Vice-mayor, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum.

 “(c) Members of the city council, four thousand eight hundred pesos each per
annum.

“(d) Judge of the municipal court, seven thousand eight hundred pesos per
annum.

“(e) City treasurer, city engineer, city attorney, city health officer, city auditor, and
chief of police, seven thousand two hundred pesos each per annum.

“(f) City assessor and superintendent of public utilities, six thousand six hundred
pesos each per annum.

“(g) Assistant city engineer and assistant city treasurer, six thousand pesos each
per annum.”

“SEC. 2251. The vice-mayor.— There shall be a vice-mayor who shall be a member

of the city council. During the absence of the mayor from the city or his disability for
any reason, the vice-mayor shall discharge the duties of his office and exercise all his
powers, except that of removing any officer from office.”

“SEC. 2561. The assistant city attorneys.— There shall be three assistant city

attorneys who shall assist the city attorney as he shall direct. The assistant city
attorneys shall receive the following compensation:

“(a) First assistant, six thousand pesos per annum.

“(b) Second assistant, five thousand one hundred pesos per annum.

“(c) Third assistant, three thousand seven hundred twenty pesos per annum.”

SECTION 2. Section two thousand five hundred sixty-one-A of the Revised

Administrative Code and all laws or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are repealed.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.