The chief of police—His powers and duties.
Section 32
SEC. 32. The chief of police—His powers and duties.— There shall be a chief of police who shall receive a salary of fifteen thousand pesos per annum and who shall have charge of the police department and everything pertaining thereto, including the organization and disposition of the city police and detective bureau; shall quell riots, disorders, disturbances of the peace, and shall arrest and prosecute violators of any law or ordinance; shall exercise exclusive supervision over land and water within the 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; shall exercise supervision, administration, and control over the city jail and municipal prisoners in the city jail until they shall be released from custody, in accordance with law, or delivered to the warden of the proper prison upon order from a court of competent jurisdiction; may take good and sufficient bail for the appearance before the city court of any person arrested for violation of any city ordinance: Provided, however, That he shall not exercise this power in cases of violations of any penal law, except when the fiscal of the city shall so recommend and fix the bail to be required, of the person arrested; shall have authority, within the police jurisdiction of the city, to serve and execute criminal processes of any court, and shall promptly and faithfully execute all writs and processes of the city courts and all criminal processes of the Court of First Instance of the city, when placed in his hands for that purpose; shall exercise supervision over the police training school established in accordance with the rules and regulations of the police department shall cause medico-legal examination by the medical examiner of the Caloocan City Police Department of victims of violenceorfoulplay sex crimes, accidents sudden death when the cause thereof is not known, self inflicted injuries, intoxication, drug addiction, states of malingering and mental disorders, which are being investigated by the Caloocan City Police Department, or in exceptional cases, by other agencies requesting assistance of the Caloocan City Police Department; and shall cause examination by the medical examiner of the Caloocan Police Department or by a criminal investigation laboratory established within said department, of evidences and telltale marks of crime; and he shall have authority, within the police jurisdiction of the city, to verify license and/or permits of all persons holding firearms he shall have such powers and perform such further duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. He may issue supplementary regulations not incompatible with law or general regulations promulgated by the proper department head of the National Government, in accordance with law, for the government of the city police and detective force.