Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 70)
The main purpose of Act No. 70 is to provide for the organization of three companies of police for the City of Manila and neighboring towns, called the Metropolitan Police Force of Manila.
The Provost-Marshal-General, under the supervision of the Military Governor, is authorized to raise and equip the Metropolitan Police Force.
The force shall consist of three captains, three first lieutenants, three second lieutenants, twenty-four sergeants, twenty-four corporals, and three hundred privates, divided into three companies each with one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, eight sergeants, eight corporals, and one hundred privates.
They shall be selected from the American Volunteer soldiery currently serving in the Philippine Islands.
Salaries, paid in U.S. money, are captains: $150, first lieutenants: $125, second lieutenants: $115, sergeants: $90, corporals: $75, and privates: $65.
No, aside from ordinary police duties in Manila and vicinity, the law allows the force to be used in any other part of the Philippine Islands.
The Act took effect upon its passage on January 9, 1901.
It was enacted by the United States Philippine Commission by authority of the President of the United States.
Each company shall have one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, eight sergeants, eight corporals, and one hundred privates.
No, the Act does not specify penalties or disciplinary procedures; it only outlines organization, composition, salaries, and jurisdiction.