the court shall stand  ipso facto  adjourned until such time as the requisite number shall be present , and a memorandum showing this fact shall be inserted by the clerk in the minutes of the court. [136-8.] The concurrence of at least four members of the court shall in all cases be necessary to the pronouncement of a judgment. [136-9; Comp. 2169.] SECTION  164 . Regular Terms of Supreme Court . — The Supreme Court shall hold at Manila two regular terms for the hearing of causes, the first commencing on the second Monday of January and the second on the second Monday of July. Each regular term shall con tinue to and include the day before the opening of the next regular term. The Supreme Court shall convene and hold a session after the regular court vacation on the first day of July, or, if that be a holiday, then upon the next day thereafter not a holiday , for the purpose of hearing such motions and applications as should be heard before the close of the term. The court shall also meet upon the second day of January, or, if that be a holiday, upon the next day thereafter which is not a holiday, for the pu rpose of hearing such business of the regular July term as should be heard before the end of the term. The office of the clerk of the Supreme Court shall always be open for the transaction of business, except upon lawful holidays, and the court shall always  be open for the transaction of such interlocutory business as may be done by a single member thereof. The sessions of the court for the hearing of cases shall be held on such days in the week, and for such length of time, as the court by its rules may order. [867-2.] SECTION  165 . Preservation of Order in Supreme Court . — The sheriff of the city of Manila or of the province where the Supreme Court may be in session shall, in person or by deputy, attend the sessions of the Supreme Court, enforce proper decorum in the cou rt room, and preserve good order in its precincts. To this end he shall carry into effect the rules or orders of the court made in this behalf, or of any judge thereof, and shall arrest any person there disturbing the court or violating the peace. EHSIT c [136-25; 1546-1.] SECTION  166 . Service of Process of Supreme Court . — Writs, processes, and orders of the Supreme Court, or of any judge thereof, shall be Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 56