Section 1
SECTION 1. Subject to the provisions of the Constitution of the Philippines, Republic Act Numbered One hundred fifty, and of this Act, the term of the franchise granted in pursuance of the authority under Acts Numbered Four hundred eighty-four and One thousand one hundred twelve of the Philippine Commission by the Municipal Board of the City of Manila to Charles M. Swift, and later assumed and taken over by the Manila Electric Company, as contained in Ordinance Numbered Forty-four, Parts Two and Three, as amended, of the said Municipal Board of the City of Manila, to construct, maintain, and operate an electric light, heat and power system for the purpose of generating and distributing for sale electric light, heat and power throughout the City of Manila and its suburbs, as extended by Republic Act Numbered One hundred fifty, is hereby further extended, under the same terms and conditions therein provided, for a period of thirty years from the date of its expiration.