Section 15June 17, 1948, Sec./Art. 15

Clerk of the Supreme Court; his appointment; his compensation; his bond. - The Supreme Court of the Philippines shall appoint a Clerk of Court who shall exercise powers and perform duties in regard to all matters within its jurisdiction, as are heretofore exercised and performed by the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the Philippines; and in the exercise of those powers and in the performance of those duties the Clerk shall be under the direction of the Court. No person may be appointed Clerk of the Supreme Court unless he has been engaged for five years or more in the practice of law, or has been clerk or deputy clerk of a court of record for the same period of time.

The clerk shall have the rank of a bureau director and shall receive an annual compensation of seven thousand and two hundred pesos. Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, he shall file a bond in the amount of six thousand pesos, such bond to be approved by the Treasurer of the Philippines. The bond shall be kept in the Office of the Treasurer of the Philippines and entered in his books, the same being subject to inspection by interested parties.

The Clerk of Court may require any of his deputies or assistants to give an adequate bond as security against loss by reason of any wrongdoings or gross negligence on the part of such deputies or assistants.