Section 65
SEC. 65. (a) In each province the presidents of the several townships organized under the provisions of sections one to sixty, and the presidents of the several settlements of the province organized under the provisions of sections sixty-one to sixty-four, of this Act, shall meet at the capital of the province on such day or days during the year as may be fixed by the provincial board, for the purpose of considering measures beneficial to the province and to the provincial government, and to make recommendations to the provincial board : Provided, That in no case shall the number of such conventions in any province be less than two nor more than four in each year: And provided further, That before fixing the number and dates of such conventions the provincial board shall receive and consider the recommendations of the township presidents and presidents of the settlements of the province to be made at their first convention after the passage of this Act: And provided further,. That the number and dates of such conventions may be changed from time to time in the manner in this section provided for fixing such number and dates. The convention shall be called together by the provincial secretary and shall elect a chairman for each session. The provincial secretary shall act as secretary of the convention and shall certify its recommendations to the provincial hoard. (b) At its first convention during any calendar year the assembly of presidents of the townships and settlements organized under the provisions of this Act in any province shall have the right to elect a popular representative, who shall be chosen by a majority vote of all the presidents present and who may or may not be a resident of the province. (c) If the residents of the townships and settlements of the province shall at any time feel themselves to be seriously aggrieved and shall be unable to obtain relief from the provincial governor, it shall be the duty of the popular representative, either in-person' or by written communication, to lay their case directly before the Secretary of the Interior. All official communications from the popular representative to the Secretary of the Interior shall be promptly transmitted by the Government officials through whose hands they may pass. Should the popular representative desire to visit Manila on official business, his journey shall be facilitated by all Government officials with whom he may come in contact. He shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest at any time' when arrest will interfere with discharging the duties of his office, and for any communication or statement, which he may make to the Secretary of the Interior he shall not be held to account by any official, whether civil or military. Under no circumstances shall. the traveling or other expenses of the popular representative, or any compensation to him, form a charge on the treasuries of the townships or on any one of them or on the provincial or Insular treasuries. (d) The actual expenses of the presidents of the townships and settlements of the province for the necessary travel from their respective townships or settlements in the capital of the province for their attendance at such conventions and for i heir return to their respective townships or settlements shall be paid out of the provincial treasury by order of the provincial board; but the expenses shall not exceed the maximum limitation imposed by law upon the traveling expenses of provincial officials.