4 LEGAL FORMS
shall be of sufficient weight to prevent the printing upon one side
from being visible upon the others.”
Effective Oct. 1, 1974, and until further notice of the Supreme
Court, Records on Appeal and Briefs required to be filed in printed
form by the Rules of Court may, without the need of special authority
be filed typewritten or mimeographed on one side of good quality
paper, 11” x 8-1/2" (letter size) double space. Only 12 copies of the
Records on Appeal and Briefs shall be filed with the Court of Appeals
and 2 copies are to be served on each adverse party. In the Supreme
Court, the number of copies to be served on the adverse parties
reduced to 2 copies for each of them.?
3. The Notarial Law
(1). Notaries public; appointment and qualifications. —Nata-
sies-publie-in the provinces are appointed:byjudgenotthe,Couneof
‘Riroténetemee of thaxesnectinementinees; in theSitvesddanila, by ome
obthejudges-ofthe:Caurt-of First; Instance. of Manila-chosen by the
sindges.of the-branches of-saidcourt.‘
The termoromnige of a notary public shalkencavenceepiratnsWor
thetawasyentspiediod beginning on the dinst.davefJanuaryofeheyear
inawhieti the appbnitinientasimnarte.”
Tobe Uigiblefanapmoinimentes notary public, a person must
2 SHRHER of the PhiippiteaNt-oMeRBMyeIS OMAR, who has been
Temereea cereneyrHetice of law or who hascompletechandipassedthe
studiesotlnutrareputableuniversitzonschodboflaw, or has passed
the wetitinariolMer-the: 6Mieeiof justice ofthe peace.or clerk or
depumy.ciencofcourr or bewpersomwherhas at same time:held the
ofhestotclerkcofeourvondeputy clerkofeuurttora period of nottess
shasbwoyeats, oF a porsan-whohad-qualified fortheoffiee of notary
suublleccutiderstbercSpunisteesoverBighty! In chartered cities and
provincial capitals where there are-two-ormoretawyers'appomntetrAs
notaries:pablic, no.person-other:than.a lawyer or a/person who
‘qualified.sto-hold “the office of notary. public “under the
sovereigntynshalbsholdasaidvafficess:In municipalities or m
See Rule 196, Secs. 15 and 16, Revised
Bgupreme Court ’
tution,
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districts wherein eepetwortresidéshaving the qualifications above
ed, or hawienyiahentrefusuteshoktsuchiollice, judges of first
\ce- maxs@pROiNe othen.persans-temporarilys te) exercise the
co.oknotany public who-havethereqtisiterqualifieations of fitress
snorality." No-person shall-be-appointed-notery. public, swho:has
seonsiated oLany.crimeinvelsing movaleanpitade.”
‘The following officers have GeneraiTwesnonie=sracnntnister
to wit: motitiesmpublic; judsess justicanofsneuieiiee and
dinstigesofthe;peace; clerksOfitonits; the Seeretary,ofthe
onal Assembly |/sousemudeheSenate; bureawdirectors; register
, provinetabpouenitoroatid ieditendnt governors: ely tiiayors,
Jipalmaxors. munigipaldistrictmayerssanyotherofficerinthe
pine.service-whose.appointmentiis. vested .in:the.President ‘of
bili A person who by authority of law shall act in the
eity of any of the officers mentioned above shall possess thesame
In addition, the following officers aregrantesd:generatatenoriey
reise itths: Miosidont; VicaPresident; Members:cafsboth
lotiditiinéss, MeBERPOR HEI ty, ScoreranesorDepart-
RegtonabDireotors; Constitutional Officers, and othes-ivilign
native PRilippine pubHie-sePVICe Whose apponntinelts are
sinssthe.