Act No. 2597., February 04, 1916

[ Act No. 2597., February 04, 1916 ]

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWENTY-THREE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REORGANIZATION, GOVERNMENT, AND INSPECTION OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE OF THE MUNICIPALITIES, OR PROVINCES AND SUBPROVINCES ORGANIZED UNDER ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-THREE" SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE EQUIPMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE WITH REVOLVERS.

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

SECTION 1 . Section twenty-three of Act Numbered Twenty-one hundred and sixty-nine is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 23. He shall also prescribe the kind of arms to be used by the police: Provided, however , That upon requisition by resolution of a municipal council duly approved by the provincial board, he shall issue to the said municipal council as many fire-arms as may be requested, not exceeding in any case the number of members of the municipal police including the chief; the make, model and caliber thereof to be determined by the Chief of Constabulary: Provided further , That, in his discretion, the Governor-General may suspend the operation of this section in the case of any municipality when the public interest warrants such action."

Enacted, February 4, 1916.