jurisdiction or police limits of the city; and within the same territory they may pursue and arrest, without warrant,  any person found in suspicious places or under suspicious circumstances reasonably tending to show that such person has committed, or is about to commit, any crime or breach of the peace; may arrest or cause to be arrested, without warrant, any offender w hen the offense is committed in the presence of a peace officer or within his view; and in such pursuit or arrest may enter any building or take into custody any person therein suspected of being concerned in such crime or breach of the peace, and any prop erty suspected of having been stolen; they shall detain such person only until he can be brought before the proper magistrate, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as peace officers as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. Whenever the mayor shall deem it necessary, to avert danger or to protect life and property, in case of riot, disturbance, or public calamity, or when he has reason to fear any violation of law and order, he shall have power to swear in special police, in such numbers as the occasion may demand; such special police shall have the same powers while on duty as members of the regular force. [1963-20.] SECTION  2545 . The City Treasurer . — There shall be a city treasurer who shall have the following general powers and duties: ARTICLE  VIII Revenues and Accounts ( a ) He shall collect all taxes due the city, all licenses authorized by law or ordinance, all rents for lands, markets, and other property owned by the city, all further charges of whatever nature fixed by law or ordinance, and shall receive and receipt fo r all fines, forfeitures, fees, and costs imposed by the justice of the peace court. IcDESA ( b ) He shall receive and safely keep all moneys arising from the revenues of the city, and shall expend and disburse the same upon lawful warrants. ESDHCa ( c ) He shall perform in the city the duties prescribed by the Internal Revenue Law, the Weights and Measures Law, and the Local Land Officers Law for provincial treasurers and their deputies; such further duties prescribed by law for provincial treasurers  as not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter; and the duties prescribed by the Land Registration Law for registers of deeds. 779 Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011