municipal council in public hearing, and defendants shall be given an opportunity to make their defense. The municipal c ouncil may delegate its authority to a committee of three councilors designated for said purpose by a majority of the council, and it shall be the duty of said committee to submit a report in writing, together with its opinion, and the council shall make s uch recommendation as it may deem just to the president, who shall take whatever action may in his judgment be most in accordance with justice. His decision shall be subject to appeal to the provincial governor who, after hearing the provincial board, shall decide the case, and whose decision shall be final, except in the case of chiefs of police, who may appeal from said decision to the Governor-General. [2169-18.] SECTION  2221 . Requirement of Police Service or Patrol Duty from Male Residents. —  When the province or municipality is infested with outlaws, the municipal council, with the approval of the provincial governor, may authorize the municipal president to requ ire able-bodied male residents of the municipality, between the ages of eighteen and fifty years, to assist, for a period not exceeding five days in any one month, in apprehending outlaws or other lawbreakers and suspicious characters, and to act as patrols  for the protection of the municipality, not exceeding one day in each week. Nothing herein contained shall authorize the municipal president to require such service of officers or men of the Army and Navy of the United States, civil employees of the United States Government, officers or employees of the Insular Government, or the  officers or servants of companies or individuals engaged in the business of common carriers on sea or land, or priests, ministers of the gospel, physicians, practicantes, druggists, or practicantes de farmacia actually engaged in business, or lawyers when  actually engaged in court proceedings. [1309-1.] SECTION  2222 . Requirement of Report from Householders Concerning Persons Sojourning with them. —  When the province or municipality is infested with outlaws, the municipal council, with the approval of the provincial governor, may further require each house holder of any municipal center or of any barrio of the municipality to make prompt report to the municipal president or municipal councilor of the barrio, as the case may be, of the name, residence, and description of any person not a resident of such muni cipal center or barrio who may enter the house of such householder or receive shelter or accommodations therein. The report made to the municipal councilor of the barrio shall be transmitted by such councilor within twenty-four hours after its receipt to t he municipal president. Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 652