Act No. 82 Section 5

Section 5

SEC. 5. The municipality shall be divided into barrios, or wards, and the limits of such barrios shall be clearly defined, as hereinafter provided in section thirty-six. For administrative purposes, the barrios may be grouped into districts. The number of such districts in the municipality shall be equal to the number of councilors, including the vice-president.

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