The right to participate in the election of members of the Philippine Legislature and provincial officers having been conferred upon the inhabitants of the settlement of Linapacan, in the province of Palawan, said settlement shall, for election purposes on ly, be considered a part of the township of Coron, in said province. [2606-1.] S ECTION  493 . Acquisition of Franchise Incident to Territorial Changes . — When a settlement or other unorganized territory is merged into an existing municipality or township or formed into a new one, either by legislative act or executive order, its inhabi tants thereby acquire the right to participate in the election of public officers to the same extent as the inhabitants of other municipalities or townships in the same province. SCIacA SECTION  494 . Time for Holding Quadrennial General Election . — A general election shall be held on the first Tuesday in June of every leap year, upon which occasion officers shall be elected to fill all provincial, subprovincial, municipal, and township ele ctive offices, and the office of Delegate to the Philippine Assembly. [2170-1.] S ECTION  495 . Postponement of Election . — When rebellion, sedition, ladronism, epidemic, public calamity, or analogous cause makes the holding of an election in any province, district, municipality, or other political subdivision impossible or impracticable , the Governor-General, with the consent of the Upper House of the Philippine Legislature, may postpone the election therein for such time as is deemed necessary. aSDCIE [1582-3.] S ECTION  496 . Filling of Elective Offices in New Political Division . — When a new political division is created the inhabitants whereof are entitled to participate in the general election, the elective officers thereof shall be chosen at the next general el ection. In the interim such offices shall, unless otherwise provided, be filled by appointment of the Governor-General, who shall have the power to fix the salaries of such appointees, if not determined by law. TcIAHS But the Governor-General may also, in the exercise of his discretion, and especially if a general election is not presently impending, order a special election to be held not more than three months after the call, and at such special election a full comple ment of local elective officers shall be chosen. Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 153