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CHAPTER 6. CITY OFFICERS GENERALLY. Sec. 4. Commonwealth's Attorney. The commonwealth's attorney for the City of Martinsville shall be the commonwealth's attorney for the circuit court of said city and such others courts in said city as may be esta- blished by the General Assembly. .!f-he-dt1-t~-o-f--the--commmr weal thL s -att~ -shaH- be--tht>se- -define d-1ffid- -set--ou-t--by-law afid- -in- -a.ililH: tort-thereto-, -H - s fia.ll- -re -his- -dttty -to- -pJ:"6seel:l te -mis- d-emeafi8:n ts -an d- -v1.6ta-to:rs- -of- city -6rdift8:n ees -ift -the -m-a.t -just-iee 6T-pcliee--coUT't--when-~-to--do--so--b-y-the-~,-eHy- ~r-6r -ehie-f--of- police- -afl:d -sh-a.tl- ~'te--aH -eriminai ea.ses-a~ed-fT6nr~d-~--t6-the-e~H-~~~n eetl~-ef-s8:k}~y~ The duties of the commonwealth's attorney shall be those defined and set out by law and3 in -addition theret03 it shall be his duty to prosecute persons charged with misdemeanors3 traffic infractions~ and violations of city ordinances in the district courts of the city and juveniles alleged to be delinquent or in need of services in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of the citY3 and all_such cases appealed from the district courts to the circuit court of the city. Any duly-appointed assistant commonwealth's attorney may exercise any of the powers and duties of the commonwealth's attorney~ subject to his control and supervision. The City Counci l may in its discretion anow additional compensation or salary to the commonwealth's attorney and any employee of his office. Sec. 5. Clerk of Court. The clerk of the circuit court of said city shall have and possess all and singular the authority, power and privileges, and be subject to the limitations, and shall discharge all and singular the duties provided by law for clerks of circuit courts in cities of the first class in this commonwealth. -in whieh--b6-t:h- -ci-ret:tit-8:nd- ~~n -eet:l~ s-aTe-est8:bftshed-. !:f-he-re- -sft8:H-be-~eted-by--the--quaHfied--vot-er-s- -of--MM-tin-s- viHe- en--the-.!f-u-esea y--a..fter-the-fifi3t- Pf1onda;y-ift-N-ovembef', nineteen - hundred - an-d- -fift-y---thTee--{-l:95- 3}. ,"1ffi'd -evef'y- -ei ght- -(-8i yeftf"S- -th~ter ,-8: -elet-k--cf--the--cif'etlft- -eottrt- -o-f--the--G-it-y--of- Mart-tnsvfHe,- whose--t-e!'flt -6f-o-ffiee-shaH--begifr-on-4he--fif' st -day 6f -Fe~-cf- -the- -seeond--year- af'tef'--stteh-eleeHen,- -a.-nd--shaH e6~iftl:le-theTea.f'tef'--f~-ei~--(~-~. The Clerk shall-be elected at such times and for such terms as provided by general law.