The City of Zamboanga, which is hereby created, shall consists of the present territorial jurisdiction of the municipality of Zamboanga, the municipality of Bolong, the municipal district of Isabela, the municipal district of Lamitan, and the municipal district of Maluso.
The City of Zamboanga constitutes a political body corporate and, as such, is endowed with the attribute of perpetual succession and possessed of the powers, which pertain to a municipal corporation, to be exercised in conformity with the provisions of this Charter.
The City shall have a common seal, and may alter the same at pleasure.
It may take, purchase, receive, hold, lease, convey, and disposes of real and personal property for the general interests of the City, condemn private property for public use, contract and be contracted with, sue and exercise all the powers hereinafter conferred.
The City shall not be liable or held for damages or injuries to persons or property arising from the failure of the Mayor, the City Council, or any other law or ordinance, or from negligence of said Mayor, City Council or other officials while enforcing or attempting to enforce said provisions.
The jurisdiction of the City of Zamboanga for police purposes only shall extend to three miles from the shore into the sea one-half miles in width, and, for the purpose of protecting and insuring the purity of the water supply of the City, such police jurisdiction shall also extend over all territory within the reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct, or pumping station used in connection with the City water service. The police of the several municipalities concerned shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the police of the Zamboanga for the maintenance of good order and the enforcement of lawful ordinances throughout said zone, area, and spaces shall be granted by the proper authorities of the municipality concerned, and the fees arising there from shall appertain to the treasury of the municipality concerned and not that of the City of Zamboanga.
The Mayor shall be the Chief Executive of the City.
The Mayor shall be appointed by the President, with the consent of the Commission of Appointments of the National Assembly, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the President.
He shall receive a salary of four thousand eight hundred pesos a year. With the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, the Mayor may receive, in addition to his salary, a not commutable allowance of two thousand pesos per annum.
In the event of the sickness, absence or other temporary incapacity of the Mayor, or in the event of a definite vacancy in the position of Mayor, the City Engineer shall perform the duties of the Mayor until said office shall be filled in accordance with law. If, for any reason, the City Engineer is incapacitated to perform the duties of the Mayor, or the office of the City Engineer is vacant, the duties of the Mayor shall be performed by the City Treasurer. In case of the incapacity of the official mentioned above to perform the duties of the Mayor, the President shall appoint one.
The Acting Mayor shall have the same powers and duties as the Mayor, and shall receive the same compensation.
As Chief Executive of the City Government, the Mayor shall have immediate control over the executive and administrative functions of the different departments, subject to the supervision of the Secretary of Interior, and shall be held accountable for the proper administration of all affairs of the City.
He shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To comply with and enforce and give the necessary orders for the faithful and proper enforcement and execution of the laws and City ordinances and resolutions if affect within the jurisdiction of the City.
(b) To safeguard all the lands, buildings, records, money, credits and other property and rights of the City, and have control of all its property.