602 LAWS OP MARYLAND [CH. 236

amount equal to not less than 20% of the total estimated re-
ceipts of the City for the ensuing fiscal year. The Custodian's
bond shall be filed with the Mayor.

N. (Police Department. ) The Chief of Police shall be the
head of the Police Department; he shall act under the direction
of the City Manager, and shall perform such duties, in addition
to those herein prescribed, as the Council may by ordinance
prescribe or the City Manager may direct. The Chief of Police
and all other police officers of the City shall preserve the peace
and enforce or cause to be enforced within the corporate limits
of the City all ordinances and police regulations of the City
and all State and County laws, and shall make or cause to be
made lawful arrests for violations of the ordinances and police
regulations of the City or of any law of the State of Maryland
or of Montgomery or Prince George's County, committed
within the corporate limits of the City, and shall swear out
the necessary warrants therefor. The Chief of Police and all
other police officers of the City shall serve notices and processes
required by this charter or by any ordinance passed by virtue
thereof, but shall receive no fees therefor in addition to the
compensation fixed by the Council.

The City Manager, in cases of emergency, may appoint
special police officers for periods of not over 30 days, as he
may deem necessary.

O. (Fire Department. ) The Chief of the Fire Department
shall act under the direction of the City Manager. He and all
firemen employed in the department shall extinguish fires
within the City, and report to the City Manager any violation
of the laws, regulations and ordinances pertaining to the pre-
vention and extinguishment of fires, and perform such addi-
tional duties as the Council may by ordinance prescribe or
the City Manager may direct. The Chief of the Fire Depart-
ment shall keep adequate and complete records of all the
physical property of the department, and shall whenever called
upon by the City Manager make written reports pertaining to
the affairs of his department.

P. (Department of Public Works. ) The Superintendent of
Public Works shall be the head of the Department of Public
Works. He shall, under the direction of the City Manager,
have charge of all engineering work of the City, the collection
and disposal of garbage, trash and other refuse, and all other
public work of the City assigned to the Department of Public
Works; he shall have charge and direction of the employees of
the Department, and shall oversee any work performed under
contract, and perform such other duties as the Council may by
ordinance prescribe or the City Manager may direct; he shall