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 AMUNICIPAL CODE.

Election procla- (6) One copy of the proclamation shall be posted at the main
mation and lists.
entrance of the municipal building and one in a public and conspicuous place in each barrio of the town. Between the fifteenth
and twentieth days of the month the president shall prepare from
the oaths thus taken a list of the qualified electors, alphabetically
arranged according to surnames, and shall post it at the main
entrance of the municipal building. He shall further prepare and
cause to be posted in a public and conspicuous place in each barrio
an alphabetical list of the qualified electors residing within its
D emands for limits. Each list shall be accompanied by a notice specifying a
term of five days prior to the election during which any qualified
elector may demand his proper enrollment as such, or the exclusion
from the list of qualified electors of the name of any person not
possessing the right to vote. Such demands shall be made to the
president, who shall promptly refer them for settlement to a board
consisting of the vice-president, the municipal treasurer, and himLand values, self. Where the value of land offered as a qualification for voting
is disputed, its value as assessed for taxation shall conclusively
determine the same. If there is no assessment the value shall be
Q u e s t i o n s determined by the board. The questions raised before said board
raised.
shall be determined before the date of the pending election, and the
determinations shall be immediately communicated in writing to
the person whose qualifications as an elector are in question.
Special elec- (c) Special elections, duly called in accordance with the protions. visions of section thirteen, subsection (b), shall be held on the
fourth Tuesday succeeding the call for the same. They shall be
conducted in accordance with the rules provided for general elections in sections nine, ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen.
Place of munic- SEC. 10. Municipal elections shall be held in the house of the
ipal elections. municipality or in any other building designated by the provincial
Board of elec- board, and shall be presided over by a board of election judges, contion judges. sisting of three qualified electors who are not candidates at such
election and who, together with two tellers possessing like qualifications, shall be designated in writing prior to the day of election
by a majority vote of a board consisting of those members of the
municipal council who have the longest unexpired terms of office.
-ineligibility. Should any votes be cast for any member of the board of election
judges, such votes shall be void and of no effect. The senior member of the board of judges shall act as its chairman, and the action
-vacancy in of the board shall be determined by a majority vote. In case of
board. the absence at the election of any member of the board of judges or
of a teller, or his disqualification at any stage of the election, the
vacancy or vacancies shall be immediately filled by a majority
vote of the entire number of the remaining judges and tellers.
Construction of Note.-SECTION 1. (a) Section ten of the Municipal Code,
section 10. providing that any votes cast for any member of the board of
election judges shall be void and of no effect, shall not be
construed to apply to the first elections held under sections
ninety-three and ninety-five of the same Code, and elections
heretofore held in accordance with the construction now put
upon such sections are hereby declared to be valid and
legal.-Act 132, May 22, 1901.