By authority of the United Stales, be it enacted by the Philippine Legislature, that:

SECTION 1. Section thirty-seven of Act Numbered Eighty-two, entitled "The  Municipal  Code."  is  hereby  amended to  read  as  follows:

"SEC.  37.  (a)  If the number of barrios in a municipality is less than or equal to the number of councilors, the council shall put each of its members in immediate charge of a barrio or part of a barrio, so that each barrio shall be under the direction of one or more councilors.

" (b) If the number of barrios exceeds the number of councilors, including the vice-president, the council shall group the barrios into as many districts as there are councilors, and shall place each councilor in charge of one such district. Each councilor shall be empowered to appoint one lieutenant in each barrio or part of barrio which comes under his immediate supervision.   A lieutenant of barrio shall be a duly qualified elector, shall serve without compensation, and shall report directly to the councilor appointing him.   Each councilor shall be empowered to appoint a substitute lieutenant, who shall be a duly qualified elector, for each barrio, or part of barrio, which comes under his immediate supervision, to take the place of the lieutenant of such barrio, or part of barrio, during his temporary absence or inability to perform his duties.

"(c)  The lieutenant, or in his absence or inability the substitute lieutenant of barrio, shall assist the councilor in the performance of his ministerial duties in such barrio, or part of barrio, to which he is assigned.   The term of his office shall be that fixed in his appointment.   The councilor may, for cause, suspend or dismiss the lieutenant of barrio from his office with the advice and consent of the municipal council."

Enacted, February 3, 1911.