Establishment and organization of the council.
Section 10
SEC. 10. Establishment and organization of the council.— There shall be a council which shall be the legislative body of the City of Basilan. It shall be composed of six members, four of whom shall be elected at large by popular vote during every election held for provincial and municipal officers in conformity with the Revised Election Code, and two, appointed by the President of the Philippines for the same term of office as that of the elective members. The members of the council shall elect from among their number a chairman who shall preside at all sessions of the council in which he is present and shall have the right to vote in all matters submitted to it. In his absence, the member designated by him shall preside at the sessions of the council as acting chairman. The Chairman of the council shall sign the ordinances, resolutions and motions directing the payment of money or creating liability. In case of absence or illness of any member of the council, or if, for any reason, it shall become necessary to have a quorum, the President of the Philippines shall appoint temporarily a substitute, who shall hold the office, have the rights, receive the compensation and emoluments and .discharge all the duties of a member of the council until such absent or sick member returns to duty. The members of the council shall each receive a per diem not to exceed ten pesos for each day of attendance at the sessions of the council, which per diem shall be fixed by the council with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Should the Secretary of the Interior disapprove the per diem fixed by the council, he shall fix a per diem which he may deem just or reasonable, but in no case it shall be less than five pesos: Provided, That the chairman of the council shall receive fifty per cent more than the per diem fixed for each member.