Once the 'regadores' and 'munidores' [officials] had made the denunciations before the Secretary of the Village Council, he [the Secretary] shall indicate the day in which the public hearing shall take place; shall convene the denounced persons in advance, indicating the purpose [of the hearing]; shall admit the proofs they wanted to present against the denunciation during the hearing; and the sentence […] shall be adopted and made public […] but, in case the Village Council considered that a period for the presentatio of proofs by the denounced persons is necessary, this [period] shall not exceed 8 days […]