Section 38
SEC. 38. The council may, by a majority vote of all its members: Order the suspension or removal at any time, for cause, of any nonelective officer or employee other than the township treasurer. Make such provisions for the care of the poor, the sick, orphans, or those of unsound mind as it may deem necessary. Purchase, receive, hold, sell, lease, convey. and dispose of property, real and personal, for the benefit of the township: Provided, That the express authorization of the provincial governor shall be necessary to alienate or constitute any lien upon any real property of the township. Employ a lawyer or lawyers, with the approval of: the provincial board, when necessary, in order to defend the interests of the township, but ordinary legal questions shall be submitted to the provincial fiscal, who shall answer the same in writing free of. Charge. Provide for the erection of markets, public stables, public-bathing establishments, wharves, and township cemeteries, and for the establishment of ferries, and fix reasonable fees for the use of the same. Provide for the establishment and maintenance of special and professional institutions of learning other than primary schools, and charge and collect matriculation and tuition fees from persons who attend such institutions. Construct and maintain waterworks for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants of the township with water, and control the use of said water within the township and fix uniform and reasonable charges for the use of the water supplied by the waterworks constructed and maintained by the township. Name streets, avenues, and other public places, or change the names thereof. License, tax, regulate, or prohibit the keeping of dogs and authorize the killing of- the same when at large contrary to ordinance. Regulate and permit or prohibit cockfighting and the keeping or training of fighting cocks, and close cockpits: Provided, That cockfighting in such cockpit shall take place only on legal holidays and during a period not to exceed three days on the occasion of the a celebration of the patron saint's day of the township: Provided fur liter, That in the case of townships which were separate upon the date of enactment of Act Numbered Three hundred and eighty-seven, which have been subsequently fused, or which may be fused, the township resulting from such fusion having no patron saint, cockfighting in the cockpits of each such originally distinct township -may take place for a period not to exceed three days on the celebration of the patron saint's day of such formerly distinct township: And provided further, That no game of chance be permitted on the premises. License public carriages, carts, and hearses kept for hire; cafes, restaurants, hotels, inns, and lodging houses; and horse races.