By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that:

SECTION 1. The forty-nine municipalities of the Province of Leyte shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be reduced to thirty-three, as follows:

1. The municipality of Dagami shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipalities of Pastrana and Tabon-tabon, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Dagami.
   
   
2. The municipality of Sogod Sur shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Sogod Norte, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Sogod Sur.
   
   
3. The muncipality of Malitbog shall consist of its present territory and that of the barrio of San Roque in the present municipality of Mac Crohon, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Malitbog.
   
   
4. The municipality of Maasin shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Mac Crohon, except the barrio of San Roque, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Maasin.
   
   
5. The municipality of Matalom shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Cajaguaan, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Matalom.
   
   
6. The municipality of Ormoc shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Albuera, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Ormoc.
   
   
7. The municipality of Merida shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Quiot, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Merida.
   
   
8. The municipality of San Isidro shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipalities of Villaba and Tabañgo and the barrios of Hubay, Villalon and Villahermosa, in the present municipality of Naval, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of San Isidro.
   
   
9. The municipality of Naval shall consist of its present territory, except the barrios of Hubay, Villalon, and Villahermosa, and of that of the municipality of Biliran, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Naval.
   
   
10. The municipality of Caibiran shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipalities of Culaba and Cabugayan, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Caibiran.
    
    
11. The municipality of Almeria shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Maripipi, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Almeria.
    
    
12. The municipality of Carigara shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Capoocan, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Carigara.
    
    
13. The municipality of Babatungon shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Malibago, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Babatungon.
    
    
14. The municipality of Alangalang shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of San Miguel, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Alangalang.
    
    
15. The municipalities of Tacloban, Palo, Tanauan, Tolosa, Dulag, Abuyog, Cabalian, Liloan, San Ricardo, Bato, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Baybay, Palompon, Leyte, Jaro, Barugo, and Burauen shall consist respectively of their present, territories and have their respective seats of government as now established.
    

SEC. 2. The municipal elections in each of the new municipalities described in the first fourteen paragraphs of section one hereof shall be held in accordance with the rules contained in Act Numbered Seven hundred and thirty, as amended by Act Numbered Nine hundred and twenty-eight. When the new municipal officials shall have been elected and shall have qualified, the present organization of each of the municipalities mentioned in the first fourteen paragraphs of section one of this Act shall be thereby abolished, and all offices held by virtue of their present organization shall be vacant and abolished, so that all the present municipal officials shall cease to hold office as soon as the new officials shall have taken the oath of office. Until the officials elected for the new municipalities, as described in section one, shall have qualified, the present organization of the existing municipalities shall continue.

SEC. 3. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.

SEC. 4. Tins Act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, October 22, 1903.