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Act No. 1963 Section 19

Police jurisdiction.

Section 19

SEC. 19. Police jurisdiction.—The jurisdiction of the city of Bauio for police purposes only shall extend over the barrios of San Pascual, Taloy, Tabaan, Twin Peaks, Saitan, Cuenca, San Luis. Dagupan, Maoasoas, Ambangunan, Pugo, and Nagalisan, and all settlements situated on Antamok and Bituan Creeks. Within the aforementioned barrios and settlements the justice of the peace court of the city of Baguio shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the chiefs of justices of the peace of the municipalities within the courts of justices of the peace of the municipalities within which the said barrios and settlements are situated to try crimes and misdemeanors committed therein. The court first taking jurisdictions of such an offense shall thereafter retain exclusive jurisdiction thereof: Provided, That all fines, forfeitures, fees and costs imposed by reason of offenses committed within said barrios and settlements shall accrue, not to the treasury of the City of Baguio, but to the treasury of the municipality in which the barrio or settlement in which the offense committed is located.

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CitationAct No. 1963 Section 19 (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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