Act No. 1397 Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2. Each of these townships shall he divided into barrios. For the purposes of the first election, the barrios as established under Spanish sovereignty shall he recognized; but when local civil government shall have been established in any township this government shall readjust the division of the township into barrios, definitely fixing the boundaries of these barrios, as hereinafter provided. The barrio of the township in which the "'tribunal" was formerly situated shall be known as the chief barrio.

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