Local government in the Philippine islands,

494 LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES

organized in accordance with the provisions of this title.
(b) Names and corporate powers.-Municipalities organized hereunder shall be known by the names heretofore
adopted, unless otherwise specifically stated in the resolution of the provincial board approved by the Secretary of
the Interior. Under such names they may sue and be
sued, contract and be contracted with, acquire and hold
real and personal property for the general interests of the
municipality, and exercise all the powers hereinafter conferred upon them.
(c) Division into barrios.-Each municipality shall be
divided into barrios. For the purpose of the first elections existing barrios shall be recognized, unless expressly
readjusted by resolution of the provincial board creating
the municipality, which resolution shall fix the capital
thereof.
(d) Classification.-Municipalities of the first class
shall be those which contain not less than twenty-five thousand inhabitants, and those which are the seat of a provincial government regardless of the number of inhabitants;
of the second class, those containing eighteen thousand and
less than twenty-five thousand inhabitants; of the third
class, those containing ten thousand and less than eighteen
thousand inhabitants; of the fourth class, those containing
less than ten thousand inhabitants.
(e) Secretary of the interior determines classification.-In case of controversy the Secretary of the Interior
shall determine to which class a municipality shall belong.
SEC. 2615. Municipal salaries.-The president and
municipal secretary shall receive such salaries as the council shall fix; the salary of the municipal treasurer shall
be fixed by the provincial board. The municipal treasurer
may also act as a deputy of the provincial treasurer and
receive additional compensation therefor, to be paid from
provincial funds, as the provincial board may fix and the
Secretary of the Interior approve. Salaries shall not exceed the following rates per annum:
(a) Municipalities, first-class.-In cases of municipalities of the first class: For president, one thousand two
hundred pesos; for municipal secretary, eight hundred pesos; and for municipal treasurer, nine hundred pesos.
(b) Municipalities, second-class.-In cases of municipalities of the second class: For president, one thousand