An Act Providing for the Appointment by the Civil Governor of a Chief of Police and an Assistant Chief of Police for the Municipality of Cavite, in the Province of Cavite, whose Salaries shall be Paid Out of Insular Funds, and Making an Appropriation for such Purpose

January 12, 1905

ACT NO. 1281

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT BY THE CIVIL GOVERNOR OF A CHIEF OF POLICE AND AN ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAVITE, IN THE PROVINCE OF CAVITE, WHOSE SALARIES SHALL BE PAID OUT OF INSULAR FUNDS, AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SUCH PURPOSE

WHEREAS the principal naval station in the Philippine Islands is situated within the municipality of Cavite, in the Province of Cavite, and there are large numbers of American sailors and marines stationed at that point, which makes it difficult for the ordinary police force of the municipality to maintain peace and order without unfortunate conflict: Now, therefore,

By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that:

SECTION 1. The Civil Governor is hereby authorized to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Philippine Commission, a chief of police for the municipality of Cavite, whose duty it shall be to take charge and have control of the regularly appointed police force of Cavite, to maintain peace and order within the limits of the municipality, and to enforce the lawful acts and ordinances of the municipal council. He shall receive a salary of not more than four thousand pesos per annum, payable monthly by the provincial treasurer of Cavite out of insular funds. There shall likewise be appointed in a similar manner an assistant chief of police for the municipality of Cavite, whose duties shall be similar to those of the chief of police, and who shall, in the absence or incapacity of the latter, act in his stead. The assistant chief of police shall receive compensation at the rate of not more than three thousand two hundred pesos per annum, payable monthly by the provincial treasurer of Cavite out of insular funds.

SECTION 2. There is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum sufficient to pay the salaries of the chief and assistant chief of police of the municipality of Cavite, as provided in section one hereof, during the period from January fourth, nineteen hundred and five, to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, both dates inclusive.

SECTION 3. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.

SECTION 4. This Act shall be effective as of January fourth, nineteen hundred and five.

ENACTED, January 12, 1905.