The Municipal code and the Provincial government act, being Act no. 82, entitled "A general act for the organization of municipal governments in the Philippine islands", and Act no. 83, entitled "A general act for the organization of provincial governments in the Philippine islands" as amended by the acts of the Philippine commission down to and including May 31, 1905, revised and codified by the Committee on revision and codification appointed by the governor-general. Published by authority of the Philippine commission.

CATTLE REGISTRATION, ETC. 133
ownership of the animals for which permit to slaughter has
been requested.
SEC. 31. No permit to slaughter carabaos shall be granted by Slaughter of
carabaos.
the municipal treasurer unless such animals are unfit for agricultural work or for draft purposes, and in no event shall a
permit be given to slaughter for food any animal of any kind
which is not fit for human consumption.
SEC. 32. The municipal 'treasurer shall keep a record of all Record of
permits for slaughter issued by him, and such record shall show slaughter permits.
the name and residence of the owner, and the class, sex, age,
brands, knots of radiated hair commonly known as remolinos or
cowlicks, and other marks of identification of the animal for the
slaughter of which permit is issued and the date on which such
permit is issued. Names of owners shall be alphabetically
arranged in the record, together with date of permit.
A copy of the record of permits granted for slaughter shall be -copy to provincial treasurer.
forwarded monthly to the provincial treasurer, who shall file
and properly index the same under the name of the owner,
together with date of permit.
SEC. 33. Any person slaughtering or causing to be slaughtered Slaughter withfor human consumption or killing for food at the municipal
slaughterhouse any large cattle except upon permit duly secured
from the municipal treasurer, shall be punished by a fine of not
less than ten nor more than five hundred pesos, Philippine
currency, or by imprisonment for not less than one month nor
more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment,
in the discretion of the court.
Time limit for
SEC. 34. All large cattle which have attained the age of two brandi intg and
years at the time of the passage of this Act or which will attain registration.
said age on or before January first, nineteen hundred and five,
must be branded, registered, or reregistered in conformity with
the provisions of this Act, on or before said June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, unless a shorter time shall be prescribed
by resolution of the municipal council. After January first, After January
nineteen hundred and five, all large cattle must be branded and
registered as required by law on attaining two years of age.
Any person who shall fail, neglect, or refuse to brand, register, Failure to
brand, register,
or reregister his large cattle as required by the provisions of this etc.
section shall be punished for each animal not branded, registered,
or reregistered as required by law, by a fine of not less than
two nor more than five pesos, Philippine currency, or by imprisonment for not less than five days, nor more than thirty days, or
by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the
court.
SEC. 35. Any person found in the possession of cattle not Presumption of
ownership.
branded or registered as required by law, shall be presumed to
be the owner thereof for the purposes of the section immediately
preceding.
SEC. 36. This Act shall also be applicable to townships, settle- thAPication of
ments, and rancherfas not organized under the Municipal Code
and to provinces not organized under the Provincial Government
Act; but in such provinces, townships, settlements, and rancherfas