Section 3
SEC. 3. Section five hundred and forty of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Revised Administrative Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 540 Sale of unclaimed.—Should the owners of such animals fail to present themselves within the time fixed in the notice and prove title the animals taken or seized as aforesaid, immediate notice of that fact shall be given by the municipal treasurer to the provincial board of the province, which shall order said animals to be sold at public auction and shall give notice of the sale at least fifteen days before the date of sale by posting notice thereof at the door of the provincial building and at the door of the municipal building where such animals are held, and by banddilo in the barrios of said municipality. The notice of the sale shall contain a statement of the class, sex, age, band, knots of radiated hair commonly known as remolinos or cowlicks, and other marks of identification of the animals to be sold, the place where found or seized, and the date, hour, and place of sale. The place of sale shall be fixed, in the discretion of the provincial board, either at the provincial capital or in the municipality where such animals are held. "Animals ordered to be sold by the provincial board in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be sold for cash to the highest and best bidder therefor at public auction by verbal bidding, and the purchaser at such sale shall receive a good and indefeasible title to the animal sold: Provided, however, That notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding sections, if the owner appears at or during the time of the auction and proves his title, the sale shall be suspended and the animal shall be delivered to him upon payment of the maintenance and transportation expenses. "A record of any such sale shall be made in the municipality in which the sale took place and a certificate shall be issued as in ordinary sales, except that the entry and certificate shall show that the sale was made by the municipality in conformity with this section, and the signature of the owner shall be omitted from the entry and certificate."