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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THE MUNICIPAL CODE.

ing from the conditions in the Christian Filipino provinces
may require a modifieation.-Act 787, June 1, 1903.
Manila and (b) This Act shall not apply to the city of Manila, for which
non-Christian
tribes excepted. special legislation shall be enacted.
(c) This Aet shall n6t apply to the settlements of non-Christian
tribes, for which special legislation shall be enacted.
Municipalities, SEC. 2. (a) Pueblos incorporated under this Act shall be designames, and gener- nated as municipalities (municipios), and shall be known respecal rights.
tively by the names heretofore adopted. 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.
Property and (b) All property and property rights vested in any pueblo
under its former organization shall continue to be vested in the
same municipality after its incorporation under this Act.
Municipal offi- SEC. 3. The government of each municipality established under
cers. this Act is hereby vested in a president, a vice-president, and a
-election and municipal council. The president and the councilors, together
term of office. with the vice-president, shall be chosen at large by the qualified
electors of the municipality, and their term of office shall be for
two years from and after the first Monday in January next after
the election and until their successors are duly chosen and qualified: Provided, That the president and vice-president elected in
nineteen hundred and one shall hold office until the first Monday
in January, nineteen hundred and three, or until their successors
-classes of coun- are duly chosen and qualified: Provided further, That councilors
elected prior to June first, nineteen hundred and one, shall divide
themselves by lot into two classes, the seats of those of the first
class to be vacated on the first Monday in January, nineteen hundred and two, and those of the second class one year thereafter or
when their successors are duly chosen and qualified, and that
councilors elected subsequent to June first, nineteen hundred and
one, shall divide themselves by lot into two classes, the seats of those
of the first class to be vacated on the first Monday of January,
nineteen hundred and three, and those of the second class one
year thereafter or when their successors are duly chosen and
qualified. After the passage of this Act there shall be no election
for councilors in December of nineteen hundred and one, in municipalities where elections have been held subsequent to June first,
nineteen hundred and one.
Oriental Negros. Note.-SECTION 1. (a) In the Province of Oriental Negros
the seats of the councilors of the first class, as divided by lot,
shall for the year nineteen hundred and two be vacated on the
first day of April, nineteen hundred and two, or when their
successors are duly chosen and qualified.-Act 334, January
25, 1902.

Classesofmunic- SEC. 4. (a) Incorporated municipalities shall be of four classes,
ipalities. according to the number of inhabitants. Municipalities of the