Section 20
SEC. 20. Salaries.�Minimum salaries of the members of the city or municipal police force shall be as prescribed hereunder: Minimum Salaries of Municipal Police.�The sala�ries of the members of the municipal police shall be fixed by their respective municipal councils subject to the fol�lowing limitations: In first-class municipalities, the minimum salaries of patrolmen shall be two thousand four hundred pesos per annum: in second-class municipalities, two thousand two hundred eighty pesos per annum in third-class municipali�ties to the seventh-class, two thousand one hundred sixty pesos per annum: Provided, That for purposes of this Act, first-class municipal districts shall be considered as seventh, class municipalities. Minimum salaries for City Police.�The salaries of the members of the city police shall be fixed by their respective city councils subject to the following limita�tions: In first-class cities, the minimum salaries of patrol�men shall not be less than three thousand pesos per annum; in second-class cities, not less than two thousand six hun�dred forty pesos per annum; in third- class cities, not less than two thousand four hundred pesos per annum; and in fourth and fifth-class cities, not less than two thousand one hundred sixty pesos per annum. The annual salary of the chief of police in chartered cities as classified under Republic Act Numbered Three thousand seven hundred nineteen shall not be less than the following: First-class cities, the annual salary of twelve thousand pesos; second-class cities, the annual salary of nine thou�sand six hundred pesos; third-class cities, the annual salary of eight thousand four hundred pesos; fourth-class cities, the annual salary of seven thousand eight hundred pesos; and fifth-class cities, the annual salary of seven thou�sand two hundred pesos. The annual salary of the chief of police in munici�palities as classified under Republic Act Numbered Two thousand three hundred sixty-eight shall not be less than the following: First-class (first-one), the annual salary of six thou�sand pesos; first-class (first-two), the annual salary of five thousand four hundred pesos; first-class (first-three), the annual salary of five thousand one hundred pesos; first-class (first-four) the annual salary of four thousand eight hundred pesos; first-class (first-five) the annual salary of four thousand five hundred pesos; second-class, the annual salary of four thousand two hundred pesos; third-class, the annual salary of three thousand six hundred pesos; fourth-class, the annual salary of three thousand pesos; fifth, sixth and seventh-classes, the annual salary of two thousand four hundred pesos. In both city and municipal police, the difference in monthly salary from one rank to the next higher rank shall not be less than twenty pesos. No member of the city or municipal police shall suffer any decrease in salary by operation of this Act. Salary subsidies shall be given to cities and munic�ipalities by the National Government in the amount of one-half of the total minimum annual salaries for the police force as prescribed herein: Provided, however, That salaries of additional policemen in excess of the prescribed minimum number shall be borne exclusively by the city or municipality concerned.