The Chief of Police—His powers, duties and compensation.
Section 29
SEC. 29. The Chief of Police—His powers, duties and compensation.—There shall be a chief of police who shall at least be a Bachelor of Laws from the school or college of law duly recognized by the government, in addition to other qualifications prescribed by existing laws. He shall have charge of the police department and shall receive salary of three thousand six hundred pesos per annum, which may be increased by the City Council, to an amount not to exceed the rates fixed by, and adjustable in accordance with, existing laws. He shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To 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; (b) To quell riots, disorders, disturbances of the peace; and shall arrest and prosecute through the city fiscal, violators of law or ordinances; shall exercise exclusive police supervision over all land and water within the police jurisdiction of the city; shall be charged with protection of the rights of persons and property wherever found within the jurisdiction of the city, and shall arrest, when necessary to prevent the escape of, offenders and violators of law or ordinance, and all who obstruct or interfere with him in the discharge of his duty; shall be charge of the city prison; and shall be responsible for the safekeeping of all prisoners until they shall be released from custody, in accordance with law, or delivered to the warden of the prison or penitentiary; (c) He may take good and sufficient bail for the appearance before the judge of 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 violation of any penal law, except when the fiscal of the city shall so recommend and fix the bail to he required of the person arrested; (d) He shall have authority, within the police limits of city, to serve and execute criminal processes of any court; (e) He shall be the deputy sheriff of the city, and as such, shall personally or by representative, attend the sessions of the city court, and shall execute promptly and faithfully all writs and processes of said court; (f) He shall exercise supervision over the police training school established in accordance with the rules and regulations of the police department; and (g) He shall have such further powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.