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Act No. 82 Section 98

Section 98

SEC. 98. Until the present military government shall be replaced by a civil central government of these Islands, or until the Commission shall otherwise enact, the powers conferred by section thirty-nine, subsection (t) on the municipal council of any municipality organized under this Act to provide a police force for the municipality, shall be exercised only upon the approval of the Military Governor or of the commanding officer of the military district in which the municipality is situate; and this approval shall be necessary to the lawful appointment of members of the police force and to the arming of the same. In case the Military Governor shall deem it necessary, the police force of any such municipality shall be directly subject to the orders of the Military Governor or bis authorized subordinates.

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CitationAct No. 82 Section 98 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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