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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municipal secretary during the first fifteen days of the month in
which the proclamation is dated, for the purpose of taking the
elector's oath. It shall be the duty of the secretary, and he is Administration
empowered, to administer the oaths, but without fee. of oaths.
Note 1.-SECTION 1. The present municipal officers of all Municipal ofexisting municipalities in the Philippine Islands organized ficers continued.
under the Municipal Code shall continue in office and shall
discharge the duties required of them by law until after the
election to be held on the first Tuesday of December of the
present year, the date fixed by law for the regular annual
election in municipalities organized under the Municipal
Code, on which date all elective municipal officers provided
for by the Municipal Code who are by existing law then to
be elected shall be elected: Provided, That in municipalities Elections inconthe territorial limits of which have been changed, in carrying solidated municout the policy of consolidation hereinbefore mentioned, the ipaliies.
election held on the first Tuesday of December, nineteen hundred and three, shall be for all elective municipal officers
provided by law for a municipality, and that the councilors Classes of counelected in such municipalities shall divide themselves by lot cilors.
into two classes. The seats of those of the first class shall be
vacated on the first Monday of January, nineteen hundred -vacation of
and five, or when their successors are duly chosen and shall seats.
have qualified, and the seats of those of the second class
shall be vacated one year thereafter, or when their successors
are duly chosen and shall have qualified.-Act 730, April 8,
1903.
Note 2.-SECTION 1. The elections in such municipalities Elections inconshall be conducted in accordance with the rules providing for soildated municthe first general municipal election prescribed in sections
ninety-one to ninety-four, inclusive, of Act Numbered Eightytwo, entitled "The Municipal Code:" Provided, however, That
the chairman of the committee of organization in each municipality shall be appointed by the provincial board: And provided further, That the date of the election to be fixed in the
proclamation of the chairman of the committee of organization
shall be the first Tuesday of December, unless the provincial
board shall for good cause shown postpone the date to some
other day in the same month.
SEC. 2. A member of the committee of organization Members of orappointed under the preceding section shall be ineligible ganizatio comas a candidate for any office to be filled at the election; but
a person appointed a member of such committee shall be
excused from serving thereon if he file a sworn statement
with the provincial board that he expects to be a candidate
for a specified office to be filled at such election.
SEC. 3. All elections to be held in municipalities whose Other municiboundaries and territory have been or shall be changed during palities.
the current year shall be conducted in accordance with the
provisions of this Act.-Act 928, October 8, 1903.
[See section 13 ( b.]
Note 3. —SECTION 1. (b) In the Province of Oriental Oriental Negros.
Negros the general municipal elections for nineteen hundred
and two shall be held on Saturday, the first of March, nineteen hundred and two, and the councilors so elected shall
enter upon their duties on the first of April following and
hold office until the first Monday of January, nineteen hundred and four, or until their successors are duly elected and
qualified.-Act 334, January 25, 1902.