[183-33; 267-7; 1141-1; 1150-11; 1421-1.] SECTION  2431 . Assistants and Employees in City Engineer's Office . — To assist the city engineer in the discharge of his official duties, there shall be such assistant engineers, superintendents, and other employees as are from time to time provided for in  appropriation ordinances. [183-34.] The Police Department SECTION  2432 . Powers and Duties of Chief of Police . — There shall be a chief of police who shall have charge of the police department and everything pertaining thereto, including the organization, government, discipline, and disposition of the city police  and detective force; 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 water within the police jurisdiction of the city; shall be c harged 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 obst ruct or interfere with him in the discharge of his duty; shall be responsible for the safe-keeping of all prisoners until they shall be released from custody, in accordance with law, or delivered to the warden of the proper prison; may take good and suffic ient bail for the appearance before the city court of any person arrested for violation of any city ordinance; shall have authority, within the police jurisdiction of the city, to serve and execute criminal processes of any court; shall, either in person or  by deputy, attend all sessions of the city courts, and shall promptly and faithfully execute all orders of the mayor, and 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. He shall have such further powers and perform such further duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. [183-35.] SECTION  2433 . Assistant Chief of Police . — There shall be an assistant chief of police whose duties shall be to act as chief of police in the absence or inability to act of the chief of police, and under the direction of such chief to look after the discip line of the police force and to perform such other duties as may be imposed upon him by the chief or prescribed by law or ordinance. Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 727 ARTICLE  VII