Transitory and general provisions.
Section 32
SEC. 32. Transitory and general provisions.—The city of Baguio is declared to be the successor municipality of the township of Baguio. (a) All lands, buildings, offices, books, papers, records, moneys, credits, securities, assets, accounts, or other property or rights belonging to the township of Baguio or pertaining to the business or interests thereof shall, when this charter takes effect, be taken in possession for the city of Baguio by the mayor, and be under the control of the said city. (b) All lawful obligations of the township of Baguio shall be assumed by the city of Baguio. (c) All moneys received from the sale of public lands within the city of Baguio shall accrue to and be deposited in the treasury of the city of Baguio and all the fees and charges accruing within said city under general law which but for this charter would accrue to a province shall accrue to and be deposited in the treasury of the city of Baguio: Provided, That public improvement taxes payable by residents of the city of Baguio under the provisions of section nineteen of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ninety-six shall accrue to the province within which the city is situated. (d) All portions of the township of Baguio not contained in the corporate limits of the city of Baguio, namely, the barrios of San Pascual, Taloy, Tabaan, Twin Peaks, Saitan, Cuenca, San Luis, Dagupan.,Maoasoas, Ambangunan, Pugo, and Nagalisan, shall constitute the township of Twin Peaks, with the tribunal at the barrio of Twin Peaks. The township of Twin Peaks shall, until the first day of January, nineteen hundred and ten, be under the control, and governed as a part of, the city of Baguio; after said date it shall have officers to be elected at the election to be held in November, nineteen hundred and nine; shall constitute a subdivision of the sub province of Benguet; and shall be governed by the provisions of the Township Government Act, as amended. The city treasurer of the city of Baguio shall, on separation of the township of Twin Peaks from the city of Baguio, divide the funds on deposit in the treasury of the city of Baguio and the taxes payable to said city and uncollected, and apportion both the funds and the taxes to the city of Baguio and the township of Twin Peaks, respectively, as equity may require, having such regard as may seem proper to the amount of taxes produced by the city of Baguio and the township of Twin Peaks. (e) All township ordinances in force at the time of the taking effect of his charier, and not inconsistent herewith, shall continue in force until they are repealed or modified by ordinances passed m accordance with the provisions of this charter. All laws or Parts of laws of the Philippine Islands which, prior to the passage of Act, were applicable to the territory comprising the city of Baguio and which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall remain in full force and effect.