council, with the approval of the provincial board, shall determine. 

All members of said force shall be peace officers. It shall be their duty to preserve order and exercise vigilance in the prevention of public offenses. They shall exercise the general power to make arrests and seizures according to law. 

[2169-21.] 

SECTION 2205 . Appointment of Members of Police Force. — The chief of police shall be appointed by the provincial governor, on recommendation submitted by the municipal president, with the consent of the municipal council; other members of the force shall b e appointed by the municipal president, with the consent of the municipal council. 

All such appointments shall be made in conformity with the provisions of this article. 

[2169-16.] 

SECTION 2206 . Regulations for Governance of Municipal Police. — The Chief of Constabulary, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Police, shall prepare and promulgate general regulations for the good government, discipline, and inspection of th e municipal police, compliance wherewith shall be obligatory for all members of the organization. These regulations shall be translated into Spanish. cISAHT 

Each municipal council, with the approval of the provincial board, may issue supplementary regulations, not incompatible with law or the general regulations, for the governance of the local force. 

[2169-2.] 

SECTION 2207 . Uniforms, Insignia, and Equipment. — The Chief of Constabulary shall prescribe the uniforms, insignia, and equipment of municipal police. These shall be alike in all municipalities and shall differ from those of the Philippine Constabulary an d of the United States Army. 

[2169-22.] 

SECTION 2208 . Arms to be Used by Police. — The Chief of Constabulary shall also prescribe the kind of arms to be used by the police; and 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 

