Section 6
SEC. 6. The provincial secretary shall, during a vacancy in the office of governor or during the governor's disability, or absence from the province, perform the duties of governor; he may under the direction of the governor make inspections of civil affairs in the various districts, and perform such duties in reference thereto as the governor may authorize; lie shall acquaint himself, as far as practicable, with the language and customs of the Moros and other non-Christians in the province, and from time to time make report to the governor of such matters as he deems necessary for their betterment. When the governor is absent from the capital but present in the province, the secretary shall perform such duties of the governor as may be delegated to him in writing by the governor he shall attest all the official acts of the governor of the province, and shall record all of the governor's acts which are required by law to be recorded; he shall be the custodian of the provincial seal; he shall receive from the governor and file in his office all reports to the governor required by law and shall index the same; he shall act as custodian of all provincial records and documents and discharge all duties usually pertaining to that of the office of secretary; he shall on demand furnish certified copies of all public records and documents within his custody for which he may charge, as personal compensation in addition to his regular salary, to any private person, but not to any public official needing the same for a public purpose, the amount of ten cents, local currency, for every one hundred words of such copy, including the certificate. He shall act as secretary of the legislative council hereinafter created and attest all its acts and resolutions and, generally, shall discharge such other duties as the legislative council may by law provide.