the barrio. The  term of office of the president, vice-president, and councilor shall be for four years. The elections for said offices shall be held when the general elections for municipal offices are held in the Philippine Islands, and the persons elected shall assume office on the same day on which the municipal officers in other provinces assume theirs,  holding such office for four years, or until the successors shall have been duly elected or appointed and qualified. [1397-5; 2505-1; 2600.] S ECTION  2299 . Qualifications of Electors. —  The electors exercising the privilege of choosing elective officers shall be male persons eighteen or more years of age who have had a legal residence in the township in which they exercise the right of suffrage f or a period of six months immediately preceding the election, and who are not citizens or subjects of any foreign power. Officers, soldiers, sailors, or marines of the Army or Navy of the United States shall not be considered as having acquired legal resi dence within the meaning of this section by reason of their having been stationed in the township for the required six months. [1397-6.] S ECTION  2300 . Oath of Elector. —  Each elector shall, before voting, take and subscribe the following elector's oath, which shall be administered by a member of the board of election judges or by the township secretary. Electors' oaths shall be filed with t he township secretary: "I, ______________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a male resident of the township of ______________, in the Province of _____________, and shall have resided therein for the period of six months next preceding the next township election; that at the date of said election I shall be eighteen or more years of age; that I am not a citizen or subject of any foreign power; that I recognize and accept the supreme authority of the United States of America and will maintain true faith and allegiance thereto; that I will obey the laws, legal orders, and decrees duly promulgated by its authority; and that I impose upon myself this obligation voluntarily and without mental reservation or purpose of evasion. So help me God. (In case of affirmation the words 'So help me God' should be stricken out.) "ELECTOR'S OATH. "————————— (Signature of elector.) 673 Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011