The Collector of Taxes shall, by virtue of the office, be the Chief of Police of the Village of Westminster, and as such shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of duties and shall cause the oath of office to be recorded by the Clerk. The Chief of Police shall be the informing officer and the conservator of the peace within the Village and may serve any criminal process returnable within the Village, and shall be the proper officer of the court in all cases before courts of competent jurisdiction sitting within the corporation in matters arising in or pertaining thereto, and for all such services shall receive the fees provided by law for constables. (Added 1912, No. 334, § 8.)