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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CONTENTS.

The Municipal Code-Continued. Page.
Sec. 9. (b) Proclamation and list of electors............................................ 10
Sec. 9. (c) Special elections.......-.......................................... 10
Sec. 10. Place of election; election officers; procedure............................. 10
NOTE.-Construction of section 10 as to first elections........................................ 10
Sec. 11. (a) Secret ballot, voting......................................................... 11
Sec. 11. (b) Blank ballots........................................-....................... 11
Sec. 11. (c) Electors to fill out ballots..-................-.......................... 11
Sec. 11. (d) Identification of voters by board of election judges............ 11
Sec. 11. (e) Number of electors to be admitted at one time...................... 11
Sec. 11. (f) Electors who can not read and write, assistance.................. 11
Sec. 11. (g) Ballot boxes.-............-........................ 11
Sec. 11. (h) Hours of voting.-........................................... 11
Sec. 12. Plurality of votes; tie vote........... -..-............- 11, 12
Sec. 13. (a) Opening of ballot boxes, count of the ballots, certificate,
objections................................................ 12
Sec. 13. (b) Duplicate certificate to provincial board; hearings by the
board; illegalities; special election.............................. 12
Sec. 13. (c) Election of new president and vice-president, transfer of
records, accounts, and moneys.......................................... 12
Sec. 14. Qualifications of officers........................................... 12,13
Sec. 14. (a), (b) President, vice-president, or councilor..-...-..... — 13
NOTE.-Construction of section 14 (a) as to failure of electors to register.................................... 13
Sec. 14. (c) Secretary or treasurer.-................................... --- —......... 13
Sec. 15. Disqualified persons........................ --- —----—............ --- —-. 13
Sec. 16. (a), (b) Oaths of office......................... --- ----------........... 13
Sec. 17. Municipal officers having custody of funds, bonds........................ 14
NoTE.-Indebtedness of officers or employees to
the Government; retention of salary................ 14
Sec. 18. (a)-(o) Duties and powers of the municipal president............ 14-18
NoTES.-Preservation of the peace; assistance by
the senior inspector of Constabulary. Duty
of municipal officers, including the police, to
give notice of the presence of ladrones. Locusts. Clearance of small boats; president
as inspector of customs; no entrance or clearance fees; authority of Insular Collector to
appoint president as inspector; compensation.
Powers of president when performing duties of
justice of the peace. Suspension of municipal officials ---------------—.................... 14-17
Sec. 19. (a)-(d) Duties and powers of the vice-president... —... ---.. 18,19
Sec. 20. (a)-(f) Duties and powers of the municipal secretary. —. 19
Sec. 21. (a)-(f) Duties and powers of the muncipal treasurer --—.. 19,20
Sec. 22. (a)-(g) Salaries of muncipal officers...................... --- —-..................... 20,21
NoTEs.-Municipalities of Iloilo and Cebu, salaries of the secretary and the treasurer.............. 21
Sec. 23. (a), (b) Declination of office................................. --- —--—.......... --- —--- 21,22
Sec. 24. Reelection prohibited, except after two years.......... ---.......- ---—............. 22
Sec. 25. Incapacity during term of office; declaration of vacancy; successor; resignation................. ----........................ ----...... ---.. 22