Section 1
SECTION 1. The Provost-Marshal-General, under the supervision of the Military Governor, is hereby authorized and directed to raise and to properly equip a police force for the city of Manila and neighboring towns, consisting of three captains, three first lieutenants, three second lieutenants, twenty-four sergeants, twenty-four corporals, and three hundred privates. This body shall be selected from the American Volunteer soldiery now serving in these Islands, shall be divided into three companies, each company to consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, eight sergeants, eight corporals and one hundred privates, and shall be known as the Metropolitan Police Force of Manila.