Jurisdiction of city for police purposes.
Section 4
SEC. 4. Jurisdiction of city for police purposes.—The jurisdiction of the City of Tagaytay for police purposes only shall extend within the territorial limits of the said city; and for the purpose of protecting and insuring the purity and quantity of water supply of the city, such police jurisdiction shall also extend over all territory within the drainage area of such water supply, or within one hundred meters of any reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct, pumping station or watershed, used in connection with the city water service. The justice of the peace court of the city shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the justice of the peace courts of the municipalities within which the said territory within the drainage area and the said space of one hundred meters are situated to try crimes and misdemeanors committed therein. The court first taking jurisdiction of such an offense shall thereafter retain exclusive jurisdiction thereof. Provided, That offense or offenses and all other cases, criminal or civil, appealable to, or cognizable by Court of First Instance shall be tried by the Court of First Instance of the Province of Cavite. Provided, further, That all fines, forfeitures, fees, and costs, imposed by reason of offenses committed within the said space of one hundred meters and territory within the said drainage area shall accrue, not to the treasury of the City of Tagaytay but to the treasury of the municipality in which the said space or territory in which the offense committed is located.