Maranzano did not disappoint Luciano by his initial actions after the death of Masseria. He gained support from some of the Mafia Families to be recognized as the "Boss of Bosses" and called for formal recognition through a grand meeting with members from the Italian-Sicilian families. Those that attended were expected to pay homage to the new "Boss" by bearing gifts in the form of cash. He then explained his vision for the Mafia families in the future. He would serve as supreme ruler of all the families. All family heads would be answerable to him and he would make all decisions in relation to disputes between families. As the "Boss" he would receive tribute from all the families and he would decide on the leadership for each family. He chose his princes to serve as heads of the families and divided his kingdom into five parts. All Mafiosi would belong to one of the families and have a specific role with specific responsibilities to carry out. In New York he recognized "Five Families", all under his direct control. The original families were to be headed by Profaci, Mangano, Gagliano, Bonanno, and Luciano. Each of the families were to have their own spheres of influence with non-competition was to exist between the families, all under the control of Maranzano. The structure of each of the families was also spelled out to all Mafiosi. The Family heads would be the Capos and each family would also have an underboss to aid in day by day operations. Below the underboss would be a number of lieutenants referred to as the Caporegimi or in some cases referred to as "Crews". On the bottom of the chain of command was the soldier who was to carry out the orders of Caporegimi. All levels were directly answerable to the level above them and responsible for the actions of the people below them. Maranzano felt to maintain security a rigid control in terms of loyalty and obedience patterned after the structure of the Roman Armies with himself assuming the role of Caesar.
