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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of the absence or inability to act of both the justice and auxiliary
justice of the peace, the president of such municipality is hereby
vested with all the powers and jurisdiction conferred on justices of
the peace by this Act, to make preliminary investigation of criminal offenses charged against persons within the municipality of
such president, and shall make such preliminary investigations as
justices of the peace are herein required to do, and with like effect,
and shall be entitled to the same fees for his services.-Act 194,
August 10, 1901, as amended by Act 1132.
SECTION 1. The justice of the peace of the pueblo which is the Preliminary
investigation at
capital of the province, or of the pueblo in which the provincial provincial'capital.
jail is situated, shall have, in addition to the jurisdiction hereinbefore conferred upon every justice of the peace, authority to
make preliminary investigation of any crime alleged to have been
committed anywhere within the province, jurisdiction to hear and
determine which is by law now vested in the Courts of First
Instance; to issue orders of arrest in such case upon complaint
duly filed; to admit persons arrested to bail and to commit the
same for trial before the Court of First Instance with respect to
crimes alleged to have been committed anywhere within the province; and the procedure hereinbefore provided for the exercise
of such jurisdiction within the municipality of the justice shall
govern his procedure with respect to crimes committed anywhere
within the province, and the process from his court, either for the
arrest of the accused person or for the summoning of witnesses,
shall run and have effect throughout the province: Provided, heo- Apportionment
ever, That the expense of such preliminary investigation shall be of expenses.
paid by the municipality in which the offense was committed, in
the same manner as though the preliminary investigation had been
conducted in such municipality.-Act 590, January 9, 1903, as
amended by Act 1132.