has reasonable grounds to believe that the party charged is guilty thereof, which warrant shall conclude: "Against the o rdinances of the city in such case made and provided." All proceedings and prosecutions for offenses against the laws of the Philippine Islands shall conform to the rules relating to process, pleading, practice, and procedure for the judiciary of the Islan ds, and such rules shall govern the municipal court and its officers in all cases in so far as the same may be applicable. [183-40.] SECTION  2443 . Costs, Fees, Fines, and Forfeitures in Municipal Court . — There shall be taxed against and collected from the defendant, in case of his conviction in the municipal court, such costs and fees as may be prescribed by the Board not exceeding tho se charged in criminal cases in justices' courts. All costs, fees, fines, and forfeitures shall be collected by the clerk of the court, who shall keep a docket of those imposed and of those collected, and shall pay collections of the same to the city asses sor and collector for the benefit of the city, on the next business day after the same are collected, and take receipts therefor. The judge shall examine said docket each day, compare the same with the amount receipted for by the city assessor and collecto r, and satisfy himself that all such costs, fees, fines, and forfeitures have been duly accounted for. [183-40.] SECTION  2444 . No Person Sentenced by Municipal Court to be Confined without Commitment . — No person shall be confined in the city prison by sentence of the municipal court until the warden or officer in charge of the prison shall receive a written commitme nt showing the offense for which the prisoner was tried, the date of the trial, the exact terms of the judgment or sentence, and the date of the order of commitment. The clerk shall, under seal of the court, issue such a commitment in each case of sentence  to imprisonment. [183-41.] SECTION  2445 . Procedure on Appeal from Municipal Court to Court of First Instance . — An appeal shall lie to the Court of First Instance next to be held within the city, in all cases where fine or imprisonment, or both, is imposed by the municipal court. Th e party desiring to appeal shall, before six o'clock postmeridian of the day after the rendition and entry of the judgment by the municipal court, file with the clerk of the court a written statement that he appeals to the Court of First Instance. The fili ng of such statement shall perfect the appeal. The judge of the court from whose decision appeal is taken shall within five days after the appeal is taken, transmit to the clerk of the Court of First Instance a certified copy of the record of proceedings a nd all the original papers and process in the case, and the 732 Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011