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.

THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT. 81
with the same shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, in the discretion of the
municipal president, in accordance with the regulations to be
provided by the board: Provided, however, That the penalty Penalty.
shall not exceed in any case ten dollars' fine or ten days'
imprisonment, or both.
SEC. 6. The moneys accruing from fines for violations of Moneys from
this Act shall constitute a special fund to be deposited with fines.
the municipal treasurer of the municipality in which such
violation occurs for the purpose of being applied by him in
payment for the hoppers or "loctones" turned over to him
by such persons as have already fulfilled the requirements of
the obligation imposed upon them by virtue of the provisions
of section two of this Act. The price to be paid for this purpose shall also be determined and fixed in the regulations to be
adopted by the board constituted under this Act.
SEC. 7. The board constituted by this Act is hereby author- Purchase of iron
ized to purchase the number of galvanized-iron sheets con- sheets.
sidered indispensable in the suppression of the locusts by
the method of destroying them in trenches, -reporting the
amount needed at once by telegram to the Governor-General,
who is hereby authorized to expend such amount as in his
discretion is needed for the purchase of such. galvanizediron sheets. The provincial supervisor or supervisor-treasurer
of the province is required to take up such galvanized-iron
sheets upon his property return and to duly account for the
same.-Act 817, August 3, 1903.
Note 18.-SECTION 1. Nothing in Act Numbered Eight Exemptions
hundred and seventeen, entitled "An Act declaring that the from serviceunder
presence of locusts in various provinces of the Islands so
threatens the food supply for the coming year as to present
a public emergency requiring radical action, and authorizing
and providing for the appointment of a board in each province with full powers to call upon all able-bodied inhabitants
thereof to take united action to suppress the pest, and for
other purposes," shall require the services in the suppression
of the locust pest of officers or men of the Army or Navy
of the United States, civil employees of the United States
Government, officers or employees of the Insular Government,
or the officers or servants of companies or individuals
engaged in the business of common carriers on sea or land,
or priests, ministers of the gospel, physicians, practicantes,
druggists, or practicantes de farmacia actually engaged in
business, or lawyers when actually engaged in court proceedings.
The locust board is hereby authorized to make further
exemption of such provincial and municipal officers as the
public interests may require.-Act 834, August 17, 1903.
[See note to section 13 (k).]
Note 19.-SEC. 3. In the event that any provincial inspector Municipal poin charge shall find that the officers or men of any municipal lie, inefficiency,
police force are inefficient, dishonest, disloyal to the United e
States, or guilty of any violation of law or duty, he shall at
once report the same to the governor of the province, who
shill have power, and it shall be his duty, to suspend the
accused official, and, after due hearing, if he finds the official
accused to be guilty of the offense or neglect of duty charged,
29986 6