Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 62)
The Act authorizes the Provost-Marshal-General, subject to approval by the Military Governor, to establish police and health regulations in the nature of municipal ordinances for the city of Manila.
The Provost-Marshal-General must report the regulations to the Commission through the Military Governor.
The regulations may provide for the hearing and punishment of violations in the inferior or superior provost courts of Manila.
The punishment shall not exceed one hundred pesos fine, or three months imprisonment, or both.
Yes, the Commission may suspend, amend, or repeal the regulations.
The Act took effect upon its passage on December 21, 1900.
The Provost-Marshal-General is authorized to establish police and health regulations in the form of municipal ordinances.
Violations may be heard and punished in the inferior or superior provost courts of Manila.