1506 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 534

ARTICLE VIII
CITY CLERK

107. Appointment. The city clerk shall be appointed
by the council and serve at the pleasure of the council.

108. Qualifications. The city clerk may be the same
person who is Treasurer of the City.

109. Duties. The city clerk shall attend every meet-
ing of the council and keep a full, accurate, and indexed ac-
count of the proceedings of the council. He shall keep
such other records and perform such other duties as may
be ordered by the council or by this charter.

ARTICLE IX
DEPARTMENT OF LAW

110. City Solicitor. There shall be a department of
law headed by the city solicitor. The city solicitor shall be
appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the
council. He shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. His
compensation shall be determined by the council.

111. Qualifications. The city solicitor shall be a mem-
ber of the bar of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County
who has resided and practiced law in the City of Salisbury
for not less than one year preceding his appointment.

112. Duties, (a) The city solicitor shall be the legal
adviser of the City of Salisbury and shall have general
supervision and direction of all legal business of the city.

(b) The city solicitor shall have charge of the prepara-
tion and trial of all suits, actions, and proceedings of every
kind to which the city shall be a party in any court, state
or federal, or before any justice of the peace, and of all
actions brought to enforce the ordinances of the council or
to punish violations thereof.

(c) Upon the request of the council, any member there-
of, or any officer of the city, he shall give written advice on
all questions of law which may be referred to him.

(d) He shall prepare ordinances for introduction into
the council.

(e) He shall prepare, examine, and approve as to form
all the contracts, specifications, deeds, and other legal
papers of the city.