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.

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SEC. 7. The commissioners appointed to investigate and report Compensation
of commissioners.
upon damages to be awarded in condemnation proceedings under
this Act may receive a greater compensation than that fixed by
section two hundred and fifty, should the court in its order
appointing the commissioners fix a greater compensation than
that allowed by section two.hundred and fifty of Act Numbered
One hundred and ninety, but not to exceed ten pesos per day in
all for each commissioner. If additional compensation is to be
allowed, the sum to be allowed shall be fixed in the order of
appointment.
SEC. 8. The court, in its order of appointment, may direct the Reports upon
9,. *,., '...,,,, portions of land.
commissioners to report when any particular portion of the lands
situated within the city of Manila or in any province shall have
been passed upon by the commissioners, and may render' judgments
upon such partial report, and direct the commissioners to proceed
with their work as to subsequent portions of the land sought to
be condemned, and may from time to time so deal with lands
sought to be condemned within the city of Manila or province, as
the case may be.
SEC. 9. The proper judge of the-Court of First Instance may juAdthority of
J u d g e of First
act upon complaints for condemnation of lands under this Act in Instance.
vacation time as well as in term time, and may make appointments of commissioners, orders upon the reports of commissioners,
and uidgments of condemnation and for the awarding and apportioning of damages, at any time when it is convenient so to
do, upon due notice to the parties in interest, and may make any
orders to expedite proceedings in the same manner and to the
same effect as though made in regular term time and in court.
It shall be the duty of the court or judge to expedite these Duty of court.
proceedings as much as the interests of justice will warrant.
SEC. 10. No judgments entered in pursuance of this Act, Effect of judgapportioning damages among rival claimants, shall be conclusive ment
as to the real ownership of the land affected thereby in proceedings
in the Court of Land Registration for the purpose of obtaining
a certificate of title.-Act 1258, November 3, 1904.

[For the general law of eminent domain, see Act 190, sections 241-253, and Acts 294 and 665.]