Peace officers.
Section 22
SEC. 22. Peace officers. - The chief of police, all city officers, and all members of the police force and secret service shall be peace officers; and all peace officers created by this Act, or authorized by law or ordinance, are authorized to serve ind execute all processes of die justice of the peace court and criminal processes of other courts to whomsoever directed, within the jurisdiction or police limits of the city; and within the same territory they may pursue and arrest, without warrant, any person found in suspicious places or under suspicious circumstinces reasonably tending tn show that such person has committed or is about to commit any crime or breach of die peace; may arrest or cause to be arrested, without warrant, any offender when the offense is committed in the presence of a peace officer or within his view; and in such pursuit or arrest may enter any building or take into custody my person therein suspected of being concerned in such crime or breach of the peace, and any property suspected of having been stolen; they shall detain such person only until he can be brought before the proper magistrate; and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as peace officers as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. Whenever the Mayor shall deem it necessary to avert danger or to protect life and property, in case of riot, disturbence, or public calamity, or when he has reason to fear aiy violation of law and order, he shall have power to swear in special police, in such numbers as the occasion may demand, who shall have the same powers while on dity as members of the regilar force.