CORNEJO 'S COMMONWEALTH DIRECTORÂĽ OF THE PHILIPPINES
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elected by the presidents, vice presidents and present municipal councilors of the municipalities and districts making up the pr ovince, by the persons who occupied similar positions in said municipalities and munic ipal districts in the past, and by the present senators, representatives, delegates t o th e Constitutional Convention, prov incial governors and members of provincial boards, and by any persons who occupied an y of said offices in the past and r eside in the province concerned. * * * " AssemhlY Dis tricts.-The pr esent districts of the National Assembl y are as follows: Abra. 1 ; Agusan, 11 ; Albay, 4; Antique, 1; Ba taan, 1 j Batanes, 1; Batangas, 3; Bohol, 3 ; Bukidnon, 1; Bulacan, 2; Cagayan , 2; Camar ines Norte, 1; Camarines Sur, 2; Capiz, 3 ; Cav ite, 1; Cebu, 7; Cotabato, 1; Ilocos N orte, 2; Ilocos Su,r, 2; Iloilo, 5 ; Isabela, 1; Lag una, 2; Lanao, 1; La Union, 2; Leyte, 5; Ma ni la , 2; Marinduque, 1; Masbate, 1; Mindor o, 1; Misamis Occiden t al, 1; Misamis Orien tal, 1; Mounta in Province, 3 ; Negros Occidenta l, 3 ; Negros Oriental, 2; Nueva E cija, 2; N ueva Vizcaya, 1; Pala wan, 1; Pampanga, 2; Pangasin an, 5 ; Rizal, 2; Romblon, 1; Sa mar, 3 ; Sorsogon, 2; S ulu, 1; Surigao, 1; Tarlac, 2 j Tayabas, 2; Zambales, 1; and Zamboanga, 1. ( See pictur es of the Members of the N ational A ssembly at the time of the Commonwealth In au gur ation, on pages 446-453, and that of the S peaker, A ssembl:yman Montilla, on page 445. also p. 474, after the inauguration).
Qualifications for Me.mbership.-In order t hat a per son may be elected Member of the National Assembly, he* must possess, according t o section 2 of Article VI of the Constitu t ion, t he f ollowing qualificati ons:
(a) Citizenship : Must be a citizen of the P h ilipp ines or naturalized as such f or at least fi ve years bef ore his election; (b) age;
Age :
N ot less than thirty years of
• Accord ing' to t he f a vorable r esult of the plebis cite on wom a n su f frage held o n April 30, 1937, the s ame quaIifi cat~o n s mus t be- r eq u ire d of f e male candidates for mem be rs h ip in t he N ational A ssembly.
(c) Qualified Voter: At the time of his election, he must be a qualified elector; and, (d) Residence: A resident of the province (not necessarily in 'tihe district, if the province has more than one district L in which he is chosen, for at least one year immediately prior to his election to said office. Tl!rm of Of6ee.-M.embers of the National Assembly shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of their election. In case of vacancy in the National Assembly, a special election may be called in the corresponding district, in the manner prescribed by law, but the Member thus elected shall serve only for the unex pired term. Elections for the National Assembly shall be held on the dates fixed by law. Sec. 2 of Act No. 4203, passed by the tenth Philippine Legislature, and approved July 23, 1935, fixed the date of the first commonwealth election on september 17, 1935.
Compensation.-The Members of the Nat ional Assembly shall, unless otherwise provide by law, receive an annual compensation of five thousand pesos each, including per diems and other emoluments or allowances and exclusive only of travelling expenses to and from their respective districts when attending sessions of the National Assembly. No increase in said compensation shall take effect until after the expiration of the full term of the Members of the National Assembly elected subsequent to the approval of such increase. The Speaker of the National Assembly shall receive an annual compensation of sixteen thousand pesos until otherwise provided by law. (Sec. 5 of Art. VI of the Constitution.) Commonwealth Act No. 14, approved December 31, 1935, fixes the salary of the Speaker of the National Assembly at twelve thousand pesos per annum. Privileges.-The Members of the Nati()nal Assembly shal1, in all cases except treason, felony. and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the sessions of the National Assembly. and in going to and returning from the same j and for any speech or debate therein, they