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Act No. 173 Section 4

Section 4

SEC. 4. The courts established by the Commission in the three provinces above named shall continue to discharge their ordinary functions, civil and criminal: Provided, That the Military Governor is empowered to provide for the trial of ordinary crimes and misdemeanors by military commissions and provost courts, and to designate what of the ordinary crimes and misdemeanors shall be tried before such commissions or provost courts, and what crimes, if any, shall be tried in the civil courts.

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CitationAct No. 173 Section 4 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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