Section 1
SECTION 1. Creation of the Metropolitan Water District; department of the Government to which it shall belong; its general purposes; zone comprised by it; domicile and place of business of the corporation.—For the purpose of furnishing an adequate water supply and sewerage service to the inhabitants thereof, and for other purposes specified in this Act, there is hereby created, under the control, direction, and general supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, a public corporation which shall be known as the Metropolitan Water District. The District shall comprise all territory within the boundaries of the city of Manila and the nearby municipalities of Montalban, San Mateo, Mariquina, Pasig, Pateros, San Pedro Macati, San Juan del Monte, San Felipe Neri, Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Pasay, and Parañaque: Provided,' That the District Board, in the interest of the public service, may from time to time extend the area of said District by the admission or inclusion of contiguous municipalities. The domicile and place of business of the District shall" be in the city of Manila.