SECTION  2270 . License Tax Upon Taking of Fish in Municipal Waters. —  Where a municipal council has not granted the exclusive privilege of fishery in municipal waters, it may impose a license tax upon the privilege of taking fish in such waters with nets, t raps, or other fishing tackle; but no such license shall confer an exclusive right of fishery. [82-65.] CHAPTER  48 Township Law PRELIMINARY  ARTICLE Title of Chapter ARTICLE  I General Provisions S ECTION  2280 . Title of Chapter. —  This chapter shall be known as the Township Law. SECTION  2281 . "Department Head" Defined. — When used with reference to the exercise of supervision over townships in the Province of Batanes, the term "Department head" shall be understood to refer to the Governor-General; when used with reference to the e xercise of supervision over townships in other specially organized provinces, the term shall be understood to refer to the Secretary of the Interior. HCISED S ECTION  2282 . Corporate Character and Powers of Townships. — Townships are endowed with the character and powers of municipal corporations to be exercised in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. It shall be competent for them, in their corporate  name, to sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, acquire and hold real and personal property for the general interests of the township, and exercise all the powers hereinafter conferred upon them. All property and property rights vested in any p ueblo under its original organization shall continue to be vested in the same when converted into a township. [1397-1, 70.] S ECTION  2283 . Disputed Township Boundaries. —  Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries of townships, the provincial board shall hear the persons 668 Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011