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 PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT.

this Act, as a reimbursemtnt to the road and bridge fund,
and shall forward with his monthly accounts to the Auditor
a copy of the supervisor's report for the month.-Act 759,
May 21, 1903.
Registrar of.(h) He shall also perform the duties of registrar of property
pending the appointment of such registrar for the province under
a new system of land registration. It shall be his duty to take
possession of all the books and papers relating to the office of
registrar of property, and to make an orderly arrangement thereof,
and to make diligent search for such books and papers belonging
to the office as are not found therein.

Property-regis- Note 1.-SECTION 1. All fees received by provincial treastration fees. urers for performing the duties of registrars of property for
the province, in accordance with subsection (h), of section
nine of Act Numbered Eighty-three, as amended by Act Numbered One hundred and thirty-three, shall belong to the provincial government, and the additional clerical force, if any,
needed for the performance of such duties, shall be paid from
the provincial treasury.
Advice of fiscal. SEC. 3. A provincial treasurer, in the performance of the
duties of registrar of property, shall be entitled to the legal
advice of the provincial fiscal. * * *
Prior fees. SEC. 4. Fees collected prior to the passage of this Act of
the kind described in sections one and two by the provincial
treasurers and clerks of courts, respectively, shall belong to
the officers collecting them, but the additional clerical force
heretofore required for the work of the provincial treasurers
as registrars and such ex officio notaries shall be paid from
the fees so collected.-Act 216, September 2, 1901.

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Original regis- Note 2. —SE. 19. Original registration.-Application for
ration. registration of title may be made by the following persons,
namely:
-persons. First. The person or persons claiming, singly or collectively,
to own the legal estate in fee simple.
Second. The person or persons claiming, singly or collectively, to have the power of appointing or disposing of the
legal estate in fee simple.
Third. The person or persons claiming, singly or collectively, to own or hold any land under a possessory information title acquired under the provisions of the Mortgage Law
of the Philippine Islands and the general regulations for the
execution of same.
Fourth. Infants or other persons under disability may make
application by their legally appointed guardians, but the
person in whose behalf the application is made shall be named
as applicant by the guardian.
-corporations. Fifth. Corporations may make application by any officer
duly authorized by vote of the directors.-Act 496, November
6, 1902, as amended by Act 809.
-Government. SEC. 6. The Government of the' United States, or of the
Philippine Islands, or of any province or municipality therein,
may make application through any agency by it respectively
Foreign corpora- and duly authorized. Foreign corporations may apply for
ions. and secure registration of title to lands in the name of the
corporations, subject only to the limitations applied or to be
applied to domestic corporations. Article eighteen of the

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