Decision of the contest.
Section 224
SEC. 224. Decision of the contest.—The court shall decide the protest within six months after it is presented in case of a municipal or municipal district office, and within one year in case of provincial or city office, and shall declare who among the parties, including those candidates referred to in the second paragraph of Section two hundred twenty hereof has been elected, or in the proper case that none of them has been legally elected. The party who in the judgment has been declared elected shall have the right to assume office as soon as the judgment becomes final. A copy of such final judgment shall be furnished the Commission. In case the court finds that the protestant or intervenor and/or .the protestee received the same number of votes, the court shall order the drawing of lots by the tied candidates in the manner and with the same legal effect as provided in Section two hundred and eight of this Code. A copy of the final decision shall be furnished the Commission.