The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
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The Chief of Police.

SECTION 1. The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Board of Police Commissio- CTS and hold office for the term of four years. He shall 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 full power to detail any of them to such 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 inn mediately report the same to the Board with the reasons therefor in writing. He shall maintain and enforce law and rigid discipline so as to secure com plete efficiency of the Department. He shall, subject to the directions and or 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 Sheriff.
 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
  partment. He shall be chargeable with and responsible for the execution of all | laws and ordinances and the rules ana regulations of the Department lie shall see that the orders and process l 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 Comrnls- l sionerS.
 a public office in which he shall nave 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 menoeI of the Department, by him deslgnateu for that purpose, shall be in attendance l at all hours of the day and night; ana l in such case he shall make known to such member of the Department where he can be found. ao
 Sec 5 The Chief of Police shall de- tail one or more of the meIhoets ~ tbe Department to attend constantly !t onaors on e,s Police Court and to execute us Vlus l,t
 a oi'N 1,.ooees He shall detail at hls niaosJre rIioo members of the Department to ac+ os his Chief Clerk, Assistant CIerks' Prison Keepers and Property CIerh. | Said Chief Clerk ana sdlu |
 CIei Ile. ne +Iren+v-four hundred dollars.
 al Sao " e The Chief of Police may from ., +0 time disburse such sums for It;r,gent lliIit expenses of the Department, col o t., b;s judgment shall be for the best ao s.s4a,.os+ ~. of the City and County, to be ma o1,t of the contingent fund allowed tbl.1 the Department. The aggregate Of all s,,ob sims shall not In any one fiscal
 ,oor exceed the sum of ten thousand Soiiars Provision shall be made by the SI,naryyisors for such contingent fund in tba ennual tax levy. The Commission o-s shall allow and order paid out of sucb contingent fund as contingent ex- nanees of the Police Department. upon pprdars signed by the Chief of Police, such amounts as may be required.
 Sec. T. The Chief of Police shall pos- sess powers of general police inspection, s1nervision and control, over all pawn brokers, peddlers, junk-shop keepers, dealers in secondhand merchandise. auctioneers and intelligence office keep CTS All persons engaged In said call ings must first procure permits from the Commissioners. In the exercise of such power the Chief may by authority In writing from time to time empower members of the Police Department, when in search of property feloniously obtained or in search of suspected of- l lenders, or in search of evidence to con- vict any person charged with crime, to examine the books and the premises of l any such person. Any such member or the Police Department, when thereunto empowered in writing by the Chief or Police, may examine property alleged | to have been pawned. pledged. deposlt- ed, lost, strayed or stolen.
 CHAPTER V.