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 SIXTY ·FURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 416. 1916. 549 have been organized, the exclusive le lative `urisdiction and author- ""'*"<d*?“°"» °‘°-» °‘ ity exercised by the Philippine Comgnlission slhall thereafterbe exer— C0mmSS10nt°c°as6` crsed by the Philippine Legislature. Sec. 13. That the members of the senate of the Phili pines, Tum`, be except as herein provided, shall be elected for terms of six and three ¤¤¤-mu 0 mm rs’ years, as hereina ter provided, b the qualiied electors of the Philippines. Each of the senatorial districts defined as hereinafter ro- _ _ vided shall have the right to elect two senators. No person sliall Q°“m°°°"°°S‘ be an elective member of the senate of the Philip ines who is not a qualified elector and over thirty years of ave, and) who is not able to read and write either the Spanish or English language, and who has not been a resident of the Philippines for at least two consecutive years and an actual resident of the senatorial district from wgihicp cposen for a period of at least one year immediately prior to s e ec ion. Sec. 14. That the members of the house of re resentatives shall, tig§°}]s° °l mprmw except as herein rovided, be elected triennialllyi by the ualified _,§°’¤* °‘ *¤°m*’°*¤· electors of the Phili pines. Each of the representative (districts ` hereinafter provided for shall have the right to elect one represen- Qmmmm tative. No person shall be an elective member of the house of m` representatives who is not a %uali’ded elector and over twenty-five years of agp; and who is not a le to read and write either the gpanish or Eng h language, and who has not been an actual resident of the district from which elected for at least one year immediately ,,,,,,,,,,_ prior to his election: Provided, That the members of the present '1`¤r¤;<>fm·r¤*>¤r¤¤f assembly elected on the first Tuesda in June, nineteen hundred pmm °mmNy` and sixteen, shall be the members ofy the house of representatives glorér thplir respective districts for the term expiring in nineteen hime an nineteen. , Sec. 15. That at the first election held pursuant to this act, the v¤?gi1s;l,¤;su0¤ of qualified electors shall be those having the qualifications of voters under the present law; thereafter and rmtil otherwise rovided by the Philippine Legislature herein provided for the qualifications of voters for senators and representatives in the Philippines and all officers elected by the people shall be as follows: Every male person who is not a citizen or subject of a forei 1 d,§`ggf°“’"“""’°"°’*' power twenty-one years of age or over (except insane and feebiiminded persons and those convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of an infamous offense since the thirteenth day of August, e¥hteen hundred and ninety-eightl, who shall have been a resident 0 the Philippines for one year and of the municipalit in which he shall offer to vote for six months next preceding the dlay of voting, and who is comprised within one of the following classes: (a) Those who under existing law are legal voters and have exer- Pr¤¤¤¤¢v¤¤¤·¤- cised the right of suffrage. (b) Those who own real property to the value of 500 pesos, or P¤'°P°¤’¥Yi°t¤· who annually ay 30 pesos or more of the established taxes. _ (0) Those who are able to read and write either Spanish, English, L“°"°°Y· or a native language. _ _ _, _ SEc.g6. That thp llfhilippine Islands shall be divided mto twelve S°“*“° ‘”""‘”‘°· senate istricts, as o ows: S First district: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, llocos Norte, and Ilocos ur. · Second district: La Union, Pangasinan, and Zambales. Third district: Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Bulacan. Fourth district: Bataan, Rizal, Manila, and La<runa._ Fifth district: Batangas, Mindoro, Tayabas, and Cayrte. Sixth district: Sorsovon, Albay, and Ambos Camarmes. Seventh district: Iloilo and Qapiz. _ _ _ Palglighth district: Negros Occidental, l\egros Oriental, Antique, and awan.