SECTION 2520 . Title of Chapter . — This chapter shall be known as the Charter of the City of Baguio. DTIACH 

## ARTICLE I 

General Provisions 

SECTION 2521 . Incorporation — Powers . — The territory within the boundaries described in the next succeeding section, and the inhabitants thereof, shall be a municipality which shall be known as the city of Baguio; and by that name shall have perpetual suc cession; have and use a common seal and alter the same at pleasure; sue and be sued, and prosecute and defend to final judgment and execution; take, purchase, receive, hold, lease, convey, and dispose of real and personal property, for the benefit of the c ity, within or without its corporate limits; contract and be contracted with; and execute all the powers hereinafter conferred. 

[1963-1.] 

SECTION 2522 . Boundaries . — The boundaries and limits of the territory of said city are established and prescribed as follows: Beginning at point marked "1", being a point on a large rock in the center of the Irisan River in the subprovince of Benguet, at the bridge site over said river on the Baguio-San Fernando Road, thence S. 19° 53' E., 7,332.9 meters to point 2, a tripod on a knoll of the Baguio-Santo Tomas ridge; S. 79° 14' E., 6,880.6 meters to point 3, a tripod on a small wooded mountain west of the  Kias trail; N. 10' 12' E., 2,193.2 meters to point 4, a tripod on a wooded ridge; N. 7° 35' W., 3,920 meters to point 5; N. 1,478 meters to point 6; W. 973 meters to point 7, being Pakdal triangulation station; S. 83° 58' W., 3,022 meters to point 8, on a bridge over a small creek on the Baguio-Trinidad Road; N. 58° 15' W., 1,364 meters to point 9, a tripod at the triangulation station known as "center"; and N. 86° 12' W., 4,010.6 meters to the point of beginning. 

[1963-2.] 

SECTION 2523 . Jurisdiction of City for Police Purposes . — The jurisdiction of the city for police purposes only shall extend over the barrios of San Pascual, Taloy, Tabaan, Twin Peaks, Saitan, Cuenca, San Luis, Dagupan, Maoasoas, Ambangunan, Pugo, and Naga lisan, and all settlements situated on Antamok and Bituan Creeks. Within the aforementioned barrios and settlements the justice of the peace court of the city shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the courts of justices of the peace of the municipalities within which the said barrios and settlements are situated to try crimes and misdemeanors committed therein. The court first taking jurisdiction of such an offense shall thereafter retain 

