Section 2
SEC. 2. The Roman Catholic Apostolic- Church, the Archbishop of Manila, or any bishop of a. diocese, or other proper representative of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church or any or all of them claiming the right of administration or ownership of any of the property or properties mentioned in the preceding section, or title thereto, possession of which property or properties is withheld by the Independent Filipino Church or any representative thereof or by any municipality or other person, may file a petition in the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands, selling forth in a succinct manner the particular piece or pieces of property or properties, the title to which, or the ownership, right of administration, or possession of which is claimed by the petitioner or petitioners and that the Independent, Filipino Church or its representatives or any municipality or any other person unlawfully withholds from the petitioner or petitioners the administration or possession of such property or properties or unlawfully claims ownership therein or title thereto, and praying that a decree be entered giving the administration and possession of such property or properties to the petitioner or petitioners and generally enforcing Ins or their rights as they may appear. It shall not be necessary to describe in the petition by exact metes and bounds the churches, convents, or cemeteries so claimed to be withheld, but it shall be sufficient to designate; them as the church, convent, or cemetery in the municipality or the barrio of the municipality of the province in which they are respectively situate. In all actions in which the Independent Filipino Church or any representative thereof is in possession of any church, convent, or cemetery, or real or personal property used in connection therewith, the Obispo Maximo or the representative of the Independent, Filipino Church in possession of the property shall be made a party defendant, and in each and every action the municipality in which such church, convent, or cemetery is situate shall also be made a party defendant. Upon the Ming of the petition a summons shall issue in the usual form against the party or parties defendant, accompanied by a certified copy or copies of the petition, commanding the defendant or defendants and each of them to appear and answer said petition within forty days lifter the service of said summons, and the same shall be served upon said defendant or defendants as speedily as possible by the officer of the court charged with that duty. In ease a municipality is named as defendant, service shall be made in the manner prescribed in section numbered three hundred and ninety-six of Act Numbered One hundred and ninety. The officer who is charged with the duty of serving said summons shall immediately endeavor to serve the same upon the party and each of the parties defendant as provided in other actions for service of summons by said Act Numbered One hundred and ninety. The court may, in its discretion, when it is deemed necessary to facilitate service, appoint special officers for that purpose. Where the property in controversy is outside of the city of Manila, the summons shall be sent by the clerk of the Supreme Court to the governor or sheriff of the province in which the property is situate for service, and such officer shall be entitled only to the fees which would be allowed were the summons returnable in his own province. In case a special officer is appointed for the purpose of serving process, the process shall Ik; sent or delivered to him by the clerk of the Supreme Court, and he shall he allowed the same fees as are hereby authorized for the governor or sheriff.