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. 14. Nothing herein contained, except the language of sec- Manila, exception.
tions ten and thirteen, shall have application to electric street
railways, electric light or power or telephone lines, or to the
grantees of franchises for the same, in the city of Manila.
SEC. 15. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Commission Special franchises by the Comfrom granting a special franchise to erect and maintain an electric mission.
street railway, or electric light or power or telephone line when, in
the opinion of the Commission, the franchise applied for shall
involve the construction of a line so long and important as to
justify the exercise of Insular authority in granting the franchise
without requiring action by municipal and provincial governments
to give it legality and force.-Act 667, March 6, 1903, as amended
by Act 1022.