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705X Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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The Establishment of the North-West Mounted Police On May 23, 1873, six years after Confederation, an Act of Parliament authorized the formation of a mounted police force of 300 men for the North-West Territories. The original name was intended to be the "North-West Mounted Rifles", but the reaction of the U.S. to the prospect of an armed force patrolling the Canadian-American border prompted the name to be changed to "Mounted Police". (The Act of Parliament did not provide a title for the Force, and it was not until 1879 that the designation "North-West Mounted Police" became official.) The Force would be responsible to the Federal Minister of Justice, and not to the local authorities. Its responsibilities would be to patrol the frontier, suppress the whisky trade, collect customs, establish friendly relations with the Indians, and maintain law and order. In addition, all commissioned officers would act as justices of the peace. |
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