Section 43
SEC. 43. The Chief of Police.-There shall be a chief of lice with a salary of not exceeding eight thousand four hundred pesos per annum who shall have the following general powers and duties: He shall have charge of the organization, government, discipline, and disposition of the city police and detective force, and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, shall have exclusive charge of the administrative investigation of any member of his department. He shall quell riots, disorders, disturbances of the peace, and shall arrest and prosecute violators of any law or ordinance; shall exercise police supervision over all land and 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 duties. He may take good and sufficient bail for the appearance before the municipal court of any person arrested for violation of any city ordinance. He shall have authority, within the police limits of the city, to serve and execute criminal processes of any court; shall, either in person or by deputy, attend all sessions of the municipal court; and shall promptly and faithfully execute all orders of the Mayor and all writs and processes of the municipal court when placed in his hands for that purpose. He shall have general supervision over the city warden, a position which may be created and compensation thereof fixed by the City Council, whose duties, among others to be determined by the Council, shall include the custody and care of the City Hall and the safekeeping of all prisoners until they shall be released from custody, in accordance with law, or delivered to the warden of proper prison or penitentiary. He shall have such powers and perform such further duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.