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 MUNICIPAL CODE.

Markets, stables, (e) To provide for the erection of markets, public stables, pubetc.
lic bathing establishments, wharves, and municipal cemeteries and
Ferries. for the establishment of ferries; and to fix reasonable fees for the
use of the same.
Special and pro- (f) To provide, subject to the restrictions of section sixteen of
fessional institutions. Act Numbered Seventy-four, for the establishment and maintenance of special and professional institutions of learning, other
than primary schools, without intervention by the General Superintendent of Education or any division superintendent, and to
-no p u b i c charge and collect matriculation fees: Provided, That such institutions of learning receive no aid from provincial or Insular funds.
Waterworks. (g) To construct and maintain waterworks for the purpose of
supplying the inhabitants of the town with water, and control
the use of said water and of water courses within the town.
Names of streets, (h) To name streets, avenues, and other public places, or
etc. change the names thereof.
Dogs. (i) To license, tax, regulate, or prohibit the keeping of dogs
and authorize the killing of the same when at large contrary
to ordinance.
Cockfighting, (j) To regulate and permit or prohibit cockfighting and the
keeping or training of fighting cocks, and to close cockpits:
Provided, That cockfighting in such cockpits shall take place only
on legal holidays and during a period not to exceed three days
on the occasion of the celebration of the patron saint's day of the
municipality: Provided further, That in the case of municipalities
which were separate upon the date of enactment of the Municipal
Code but which have been subsequently fused, the municipality
resulting from such fusion having no patron saint, cockfighting
in the cockpits of each such originally distinct municipality may
take place for a period not to exceed three days on the celebration
of the patron saint's day of such formerly distinct municipality:
And provided further, That no game of chance be permitted on
the premises.
[See note to section 43 (h).]

Unlawful cockfighting, etc.

Games
chance.

of

Note.-SECTION 1. Any person who shall maintain a cockpit
for the fighting of cocks, or who shall engage in cockfighting
in a cockpit, or who shall attend as a spectator of cockfighting in a cockpit, on any day when cockfighting is not lawfully
licensed to take place by the municipality in which the cockpit
is situate, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two
hundred dollars, in money of the United States, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, in the discretion
of the court.
SEC. 2. Any person who shall maintain or take part in a
game of chance in a cockpit, whether the cockpit be lawfully
licensed or not, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two
hundred dollars, in money of the United States, or by imprisonment for not exceeding six months, or both, in the
discretion of the court.-Act 480, October 15, 1902.
(k) To license public carriages, carts, and hearses kept for
hire; cafes, restaurants, hotels, inns, and lodging houses; billiard
tables, theatrical performances, horse races, and circuses.

Public carriages, etc.