Note 1 — Chapter XXI · The Government of the Non-Christian Tribes
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It provides for the collection from every able-bodied adult male between the ages of 18 and 55 of an annual contribution of two pesos.1 The taxpayer is allowed to render ten days of service upon public works in lieu of cash payment if he prefers, and most non-Christians do prefer to settle the obligation in this way. All money derived from this source is expended on public works, going to pay for supervision, dynamite, powder, caps, fuse, steel, road tools and the like, as it is seldom necessary to hire labourers.