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CHARTER Ch. 7, § 3 Sec. 10. City collector. The council may direct the city manager to appoint a city collector, and may define his powers, duties and compensation and may require such bond to the city, with :security to be approved by the council, conditioned to secure the faithful discharge of his duties to the city, in such penalty as the council shall deem proper. Subject to the consent of the city manager, the city collector may appoint such deputies and such other employees and assistants as may be necessary to carry on the work in his department in all of its details in an economical and satisfactory manner. The salaries of such deputies, employees and assistants shall be fixed by t~e city council. The city collector, his deputies, employees and assistants shall be at all times subject to removal by the city manager. Sec. 11. Combination of offices; time of entering upon discharge of duties; powers generally. The city Council may combine offices where not expressly prohibited, excepting that the assessing and collecting officers shall not be the same person. All officers hereafter elected under this act [Charter], shall be elected at the times and for the terms, as hereinbefore provided, and shall enter upon the discharge of their duties, in accordance with the provisions of the general laws of this state concerning city officers. The City of Martinsville and the officers thereof, elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of this act [Charter], shall be clothed with all the powers, and be subject to all the provisions of law not in express conflict with the provisions of this act [Charter]. CHAPTER 7. DEPARTMENT OF LAW Sec. 1. Composition. There shall be a department of law which shall consist of the city attorney and such assistant city attorneys and other employees as maybe provided by ordinance. Sec. 2. Qualifications and appointment of city attorney. The head of the department of law shall be the city attorney. He shall be an attorney at law licensed to practice under the laws of the commonwealth and shall have actively practiced his profession therein for at least five (5) years immediately preceding his appointment. He shall be appointed by the council for an indefinite term. Sec. 3. Powers and duties of city attorney. The city attorney shall: (a) Be the legal advisor of the council, the city manager and of all departments, boards, commissions and agencies of the city, including the school board, in all matters 21