shall, within ten days thereafter, deliver his docket, process, papers, books, and all records relating to his office to the justice appointed to fill the vacancy or to the auxiliary justice of the same locality. 

Where the documents and records aforesaid are delivered into the custody of the auxiliary justice of the peace, it shall be his duty, during the time he shall perform the duties of the office, safely to keep the same and to certify copies thereof whenever lawfully demanded; and upon the appointment and qualification of a justice of the peace to fill the vacancy, the said auxiliary justice shall deliver all the documents and records pertaining to the office in question to the new justice of the peace. 

When any violation of this section comes to the knowledge of the judge of first instance having supervision over the office in question, it shall be his duty to issue a summary order for the delivery of the documents and records aforesaid, under penalty of  contempt. CDcHSa 

[190-71; 1702-3.] 

## PRELIMINARY  ARTICLE 

## CHAPTER 12 

## Notaries Public 

Title of Chapter 

SECTION 265 . Title of Chapter . — This chapter shall be known as the Notarial Law. 

## Appointment and Qualification of Notaries Public 

## ARTICLE I 

SECTION 266 . Appointment of Notaries Public . — Judges of Courts of First Instance in the respective provinces may appoint as many notaries public as the public good requires, and there shall be at least one for every municipality in each province. Notaries  public in the city of Manila shall be appointed by the Supreme Court or, during vacation, by the Supreme Court judge assigned to vacation duty. 

[136-82 as amended by 2387 and 2433; 1165-1.] 

SECTION 267 . Qualifications for Appointment . — To be eligible for appointment as notary public, a person must be a citizen of the Philippine Islands 

