Section 3
SEC. 3. Section seventy-eight of the same Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC 78. Jurisdiction of the City Court.&mdashThe City Court shall have like jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases and the same incidental powers as are at present conferred by law upon jurisdiction of the municipal courts of capitals of provinces and city courts of chartered cities. It may also conduct preliminary investigations for any offense, without regard to the limits of punishment, and may release, or commit and bind over any person charged with such offense to secure his appearance before the proper court."