Section 6
SEC. 6. A temporary written permit to prospect for sponges in any waters of the Philippine Islands, not under concession, may be granted by any provincial treasurer with the concurrence of and countersigned by the provincial governor, upon payment of a fee of five pesos. This temporary prospector's permit shall not be valid for a longer period of time than three months from date it is issued, and shall not be subject to renewal. Such permit may be issued to any person or corporation subject to the provisions of section two hereof. Under no circumstances shall more than fifty kilos of cleaned sponges be gathered under such temporary permit. Should any such temporary prospector's permits be found with defaced, erased, or illegible date of issue, they shall be taken up at once by the first peace officer who becomes aware of this fact. At the end of the period for which these temporary prospector's permits are issued, they shall be returned to the issuing treasurers, who shall keep the same on file marked "cancelled."