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§ 6-21-601. Appointment

The city manager shall appoint a chief of police and such patrol officers and other members of the police force as may be provided by ordinance.

§ 6-21-602. Duties

It is the duty of the chief of police and the members of the police force to: Preserve order in the city; Protect the inhabitants and property owners therein from violence, crime, and all criminal acts; Prevent the commission of crime, violations of law and of the city ordinances; and Perform a general police duty, […]

§ 6-21-604. Duties in Prosecution of Violations

Members of the police force, whenever necessary for the purpose of enforcing the ordinances of the city, shall procure the issuance of warrants, serve the same, and appear in the city courts as prosecutors, relieving complaining citizens insofar as practical of the burden of instituting cases involving the violation of city ordinances; but this section […]