Section 23
SEC. 23. Section four hundred and thirty-eight of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 438. Jurisdiction and competence in inclusion and exclusion of electors.—The judge of first instance and the justice of the peace of the capital shall have concurrent jurisdiction throughout the province, and the circuit justice of the peace in all municipalities of his circuit, over all matters concerning the inclusion in and exclusion from the registry list of electors; but the one to whom the application is first presented shall acquire exclusive jurisdiction over the same: Provided, That from the decisions of the justice of the peace of the provincial capital and the circuit justice of the peace, an appeal shall lie to the judge of the Court of First Instance. "The clerk of the Court of First Instance, the justice of the peace of the provincial capital, and the circuit justice of the peace shall, upon receiving the petition, note the date and hour of its filing upon the same. "The circuit justice of the peace may hold sessions in any municipality of the circuit and the justice of the peace of the provincial capital in any municipality of the province, at which the challenge or application shall be heard, as they may see fit, and the actual traveling expenses and per diems not to exceed two pesos for each day shall be payable by the municipality to which the application belongs and to which they go."