§ 58. Same—Authority and duties of policemen.

The officers and policemen of the police department shall have all the powers and authority given to them as peace officers under the laws of Texas, this Charter, and all other powers and authority that may lawfully be conferred on them by the council. Such officers and policemen may exercise their powers and authority within the corporate limits of the city, and within the limits of any property owned, leased or otherwise subject to the control of the city, which lies outside the corporate limits of the city. It shall be the duty of each officer and policeman to use his best endeavors to prevent the commission of offenses against the laws of the state and the ordinances and regulations of the city; to observe and enforce all such laws, ordinances and regulations; to detect and arrest offenders against the same; to preserve the good order of the city and to secure the inhabitants thereof from violence, and the property therein from injury. Such officers and policemen shall execute any criminal warrant or warrants of arrest, or any writ subpoenas, or other process that may be placed in their hands by the duly constituted authorities of the city. No officer or policeman shall receive any fee or other compensation for any service rendered in the performance of his duty other than the salary paid him by the city.