The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
CHAPTER W.
The Chief of Police.

SECTION 1. The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Board or Polce Commission CTS and hold of1ce TOT the term of four years. He snail re- ceive an annual salary of four thou sand dollars. He shall have control, management and direction of all mem bers of the Department in the laWful exercise of his functions, with Iuil power to detail any of them to sucn public service as he may direct, and with like power to suspend temporarily any member of the Department. In all cases of such suspension, he shall 1m- mediately report the same to the Board with the reasons therefor In writing. He shall maintain and enforce law ana rigid discipline so as to secure com plete efficiency of the Department. 1e shall. subject to the directions andNAr- ders of the Commissioners. have con- trol of such of the prisons of the City and County as are not by the general law under the control Of the sner1n.
 Sec. g. In the suppression Of any riot. public tumult. disturbance of the public peace, or organized resistance against the laws or public authority, the Chief of Police shall, in the lawful exercise of his functions, have all the powers that are now or may be con- ferred on Sheriffs by the laws Of the State.
 Sec. 8. The Chief of Police shall be the chief executive officer Of the De- partment. He shall be chargeable with and responsible for the execution of all laws and ordinances and the rules and regulations of the Department. He shall see that the orders and process issued by the Police Court and such other orders and process as may be placed in his hands are promptly exc cuted, and shall exercise such other powers connected with his office as may be provided for in the general rules and regulations of the Commis- sioners.
 Sec. 4. The Chief of Police shall keep a public office in which he shall have the Statutes of this State and of the United States, and all necessary works on criminal law. In case Of his tempo rary absence some competent member of the Department, by him designated for that purpose. shall be in attendance at all hours of the day and night; ana in such case he shall make known to such member of the Department where he can be found.
 Sec 5. The Chief of Police shall de- tail one or more of the members or the Department to attend constantly OH tne Police Court and to execute US oroeit and process. He shall detail at his pleasure members of the Department to act as his Chief Clerk, Assistant CIerkS' Prison Keepers and Property Clerk. Said Chief Clerk and said Property Clerk shall each receive an annual @ sdl- ary of twenty-four hundred dolars:
 Sec 6. The Chief of Police may rom time to time disburse sucn sums Tor contingent expenses of the DepaTlment. as in his Judgment shall be TOT the pest interest of the City and county 10 De bald out of the contingent funo allowed the Department The aggregate or all such sums shall not in any one fiscal year exceed the sum or ten thousand dollars Provision shall pc mace by the | Supervisors for such contlngent 1und in the annual tax levy. Ine Coli,l5Inlsslon. sncb continpent fund as contingent ex- nenses of tbe Police Department, upon prdars s;ened bv the Chief of Police, such amounts as may be required.
 Sec' ' The Chief of Police shall pos sess mowers of general police inspection, supervision and control, over al! pawn | hrolrers neddlers, junk-shop keepers, SaoIars ,o secondhand merchandise. e,,ctionears and intelligence office keep Are All rersons engaged in said call | IT, ers yn11st first procure permits from the 1 c,o,,,,,iseioners Tn the exercise of such nower the Chief may by authority in l Uritine from time to time empower
 noan,hers of the Police Department, n-han in search of property feloniously
 obtained or in searcn or suspecteo or Tenders. or in search of evidence to con- vict any person charged with crime, to
 eyamine the books and the premises of onV s11ch person. Any such member of l the Police Department, when thereuntq | empowered in writing by the Chief eA Police, may examine property alleged to have been pawned pledged, deposit ed, lost, strayed or stolen.
 CHAPTER V. 1 Subordinate Officers.