In the establishment of municipal governments the Commission will take
as the basis of their work the governments established by the Military
Governor under his order of August 8, 1899, and under the report of the
board constituted by the Military Governor by his order of January 29,
1900, to formulate and report a plan of municipal government, of which
His Honor Cayetano Arellano, President of the Audiencia, was chairman,
and they will give to the conclusions of that board the weight and
consideration which the high character and distinguished abilities of
its members justify.
In the constitution of departmental or provincial governments they will
give especial attention to the existing government of the island of
Negros, constituted with the approval of the people of that island,
under the order of the Military Governor of July 22, 1899, and after
verifying, so far as may be practicable, the reports of the successful
working of that government they will be guided by the experience thus
acquired so far as it may be applicable to the condition existing in
other portions of the Philippines.
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