Temporary prospector's permit.
Section 44
SEC. 44. Temporary prospector's permit.—A temporary written permit to prospect for sponges in any waters of the Philippine Islands, not under concession, may be granted to any qualified person, association or corporation, 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. Under no circumstances shall more than fifty kilograms cleaned sponges be gathered under such temporary prospectors permit. Should any such temporary prospector's permit 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 officials who issued them and who shall keep the same on file marked "cancelled".