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 MUNICIPAL CODE.
Act No. 82.
A GENERAL ACT FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
CHAPTER I.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
SECTION 1. (a) The pueblos of the Philippine Islands shall be Municipal correcognized as municipal corporations with the same boundaries as por
now existing de jure or de facto, upon organization under the
provisions of this Act.
Disputes as to jurisdiction of municipal governments over places Disputes as to
jurisdiction.
or barrios shall be decided by the provincial boards of the provinces in which such municipalities are situated, in the following
manner: Presidents of provincial boards shall direct the presidents of the municipalities concerned to submit evidence, either
written or oral, within fifteen days after notification, to the provincial board of the province in which said municipalities are
situated, in support of their claims to jurisdiction. At the expiration of this period the board shall consider the evidence, if
any, and shall assign the places or barrios in dispute to the municipality or municipalities which last exercised legal jurisdiction
over them under the Spanish Government; or in default of satisfactory evidence on this point the board shall assign them respectively to the municipality or municipalities chosen by a majority
of the qualified electors resident in each of said places or barrios.
The board shall determine and its president shall seasonably
announce to those interested the time, place, and method of ascertaining the will of the majority of the electors; but if there be no
such electors, or if such electors be equally divided in their preferences, the board shall make assignment of said places or barrios
to such municipality or municipalities as in its judgment will
best conserve the interests of all concerned.
Where the places or barrios in dispute are claimed by municipal- Appeal to Govities situated in different provinces the provincial boards of the ernor-General.
pfovinces concerned shall come to an agreement if possible, but,
in the event of their failing to agree, an appeal shall be had to
the Governor-General, whose decision shall be final.
Note.-The legislative council [of the Moro Province] is Moro Province.
'further authorized to enact laws modifying or amending the
Municipal Code in its application to municipalities within
the province, so far as conditions in the Moro Province differ3