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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1934 - AN
ACT TO AMEND SECTION THIRTY-FOUR AND THIRTY-EIGHT OF REPUBLIC ACT
NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED NINE, KNOWN AS THE REVISED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
MANILA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
Section 1. Section thirty-four of Republic Act Numbered Four
hundred nine is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 34.
Chief of Police. — There shall be a chief of police with a salary of
nine thousand pesos per annum, who shall have charge of the police
department and everything pertaining thereto, including the
organization and disposition of the city police and detective bureau;
shall quell riots, disorders, disturbances of the peace, and shall
arrest and prosecute violators of any law or ordinance; shall exercise
exclusive police supervision over all land and water within the police
jurisdiction of the city; shall be charged with the protection of the
rights of persons and property wherever found within the jurisdiction
of the city, and shall arrest without warrant, when necessary to
prevent the escape of the offender, violators of any law or ordinance,
and all who obstruct or interfere with him in the discharge of his
duty; shall exercise supervision, administration, and control over the
city jail and municipal prisoners; shall be responsible for the
safekeeping of all prisoners in the city jail until they shall be
released from custody, in accordance with law, or delivered to the
warden of the proper prison upon order from a court of competent
jurisdiction; may take good and sufficient bail for the appearance
before the city court of any person arrested for violation of any city
ordinance: Provided, however, That he shall not exercise this power in
cases of violations of any penal law, except when the fiscal of the
city shall so recommend and fix the bail to be required, of the person
arrested; shall have authority, within the police jurisdiction of the
city, to serve and execute criminal processes of any court; shall,
either in person or by deputy, attend all sessions of the city courts,
and shall promptly and faithfully execute all orders of the Mayor, and
all writs and processes of the city courts and all criminal processes
of the Court of First Instance of the city, when placed in his hands
for the purpose; shall exercise supervision over the police training
school established in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
police department; shall cause medico-legal examination by the medical
examiner of the Manila Police Department of victims of violence or foul
play, sex crimes, accidents, sudden death when the cause thereof is not
known, self-inflicted injuries, intoxication, drug addiction, states of
malingering and mental disorders, which are being investigated by the
Manila Police Department or, in exceptional cases, by other agencies
requesting assistance of the Manila Police Department; and shall cause
examination by the medical examiner of the Manila Police Department or
by a criminal investigation laboratory established within said
department, of evidences and telltale marks of crime. He shall have
such powers and perform such further duties as may be prescribed by law
or ordinance." Sec. 2. The third paragraph of section thirty-eight B, Article VIII, of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows: "The City Fiscal shall also cause
to be investigated the cause of sudden deaths which have not been
satisfactorily explained and when there is suspicion that the cause
arose from the unlawful acts or omissions of other persons, or from
foul play, and, in general, victims of violence, sex crimes, accidents,
self-inflicted injuries, intoxication, drug addiction, states of
malingering and mental disorders, which occur within the jurisdiction
of the City of Manila, and the examination of evidences and telltale
marks of crimes. For that purpose, he may cause autopsies to be made
and shall be entitled to demand and receive for purposes of such
investigations, examinations and/or autopsies, thed of the office of
the medical examiner, or the criminal investigation laboratory of the
Manila Police Department, or subject to the rules and conditions
previously established by the Secretary of Justice, thed of the
medico-legal section of the National Bureau of Investigation. In case
the fiscal of the city deems it necessary to have further expert
assistance for the satisfactory performance of his duties in relation
with medico-legal matters or knowledge, including the giving of medical
testimony in the courts of justice, he shall request the same, in the
same manner and subject to the same rules and conditions as above
specified, from the office of the medical examiner, or the criminal
investigation laboratory of the Manila Police Department, or from the
medico-legal officer of the said bureau, who shall thereupon furnish
the assistance required, in accordance with his powers and facilities.
He shall at all times render such professional services as the Mayor or
Board may require, and shall have such powers and perform such other
duties as may be prescribed by the law or ordinance." Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.cralaw Approved: June 22, 1957 |