JUSTICE LEY No. 14.291 Establishment of new National Trial Courts Sanctioned: 3-12-1953
Promulgated: 10-12-1953
The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Nation, meeting in Congress, sanction with force
LEY:
ARTICLE 1 - Consider the following national courts of first instance:
(a) A court in the province of Buenos Aires, with a seat in the city of Eva Perón and the same territorial competence as those already existing;
(b) A court in the province of Buenos Aires, with seat in the city of San Martín and territorial competition in the parties of General Sarmiento, Las Conchas, Marcos Paz, Matanza, Merlo, Moreno, Morón, San Fernando, San Isidro, San Martín and Vicente López;
c) A court in the province of Buenos Aires, with seat in the city of Mar de la Plata and territorial competition in the parties of Ayacucho, Balcarce, Dolores, General Alvarado, General Conesa, General Guido, General Lavalle, General Pueyrredón, Lobería, Madariaga, Maipú, Mar Chiquita and Necochea.
The National Appeals Chamber of the City of Eva Perón shall be a court of appeal in respect of these courts;
(d) A court in the province of Santa Fe, with a seat in the city of Santa Fe and the same territorial competence as the existing one;
(e) Two courts in the territory of Formosa, with seat in the city of Formosa and equal territorial jurisdiction than those already existing.
These courts will have the same secretariats and staff as those already in place in the seats to be transferred.
The courts of San Martín and Mar de la Plata will have three secretariats.
ARTICLE 2 In the province of President Perón, current national courts No. 3, with a seat in Resistance, and No. 1, with a seat in Presidency Roque Sáenz Peña, will continue to deal with the cases within their competence.
ARTICLE 3o - Once the provincial justice has been organized, there will be two national judges of first instance in Eva Perón, with a seat in Santa Rosa and General Pico.
The current national court No. 3, with a seat in Santa Rosa, will continue to address the causes of its jurisdiction.
ARTICLE 4o - For the purpose of covering the creations provided for in article 1 below, the following national courts shall be transferred:
(a) The current Nros courts. 1 and 2, with seat in Santa Rosa, to the cities of Eva Perón and San Martín, respectively. The transfer of these courts will take place once the provincial justice is organized in Eva Perón;
(b) The current court No. 2, with seat in Presidency Roque Sáenz Peña, to the city of Santa Fe;
(c) The current Nro courts. 1, 4 and 2, with seat in Resistance, Formosa and Mar del Plata, respectively.
ARTICLE 5o - The new courts shall intervene in the cases that commence after their installation.
ARTICLE 6 The cases in which they are transferred will be brought immediately to those indicated in article 2 and to the present court No. 3, with a seat in Santa Rosa once the provincial justice in Eva Perón has been organized.
ARTICLE 7o - Once the National Court No. 3, created by Act No. 13.580, and No. 4, which is created by Article 1 of the present, will be distributed the jurisdiction of the latter on the basis of the matter as follows:
(a) Courts numbers 1 and 3 shall know exclusively in criminal and correctional matters, including violations of enlistment laws, military service and other special laws;
(b) Courts numbers 2 and 4 shall know in civil, commercial and administrative matters, and in the other matters of competence of national justice, including citizenship and naturalization, and exceptions to military service.
The matters under way at the time that this distribution begins to govern and that for the reason of the distribution are not within the competence of the respective courts, shall be transferred for the continuation of their proceedings to the competent ones in the same section, in accordance with the distribution established by general agreement by the National Appeals Chamber of Eva Perón.
ARTICLE 8o - The executive branch shall provide for the creation and installation of the posts of prosecutors and defenders and for the transfer of such charges as may be necessary for the enforcement of this law.
ARTICLE 9o - Please enable the Executive Branch to invest the amounts necessary for the implementation of this law in the context of the installation and acquisition of furniture and the operation of the new courts.
ARTICLE 10. - The salaries and expenses that demand compliance with this law, until they are included in the budget law, shall be taken from general rents with charge to it.
ARTICLE 11. - Defrost all provisions that are contrary to this law.
ARTICLE 12. Contact the Executive.
Given in the meeting room of the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, December 3, 1953.
A. TEISAIRE A. J. BENITEZ
Alberto H. Reales Eduardo T. Oliver
- Registered under No. 14.291 -