Jurisdiction of city government for police purposes.
Section 6
SEC. 6. Jurisdiction of city government for police purposes.—The jurisdiction of the Government of the City of Iloilo for police purposes only shall extend to three miles from the shore into the Bay of Iloilo and over a zone surrounding the city on land of two and one-half miles in width. The Municipal Court of the City of Iloilo shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the justice of the peace courts of the municipalities comprised within said zone of two and one-half miles in width, to try crimes and misdemeanors committed within the same. The court first taking jurisdiction of such an offense shall thereafter retain exclusive jurisdiction thereof. The police of the several municipalities concerned shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the police of the City of Iloilo for the maintenance of good order and the enforcement of lawful ordinances throughout said zone. But any license that may lawfully be granted within said zone, shall be granted by the proper authorities of the municipality concerned, and the fees arising therefrom shall appertain to the treasury of the municipality concerned and not to that of the City of Iloilo.