The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04
CHAPTER II.
The City Attorney.

= SECTION l. There shall be an Attor- hey and Counselor of the City and County, who shall be styled City At .torney, and MO shall receive an an- nual salary of i've thousand dollars He shall be elected by the people and :shaH hold office for the period of two ; ears. He must be tt the time of his elecuon an elector of the City and Bounty and qualified to practice in all tie courts of this State, and he must lgaNe been so qualified for at least ten 'S,earS next preceding his election, dur ing five years of which he must have b een an actual resident of the City and county He sha-- devote his entire time and attention to the duties of his office.
 Sec. ?. He must prosecute and de, fend for the City and County all ac .tiQns at law or in equity, and all spe- cialproceedings for or against the City and County; and whenever any cause of action at law or in equity or by spe
 cial prOceedin exists in favor of the
 Citv and County he shall commence
 the same when within his knowledge. and if not within his knowledge, when
 directed to do so by resolution of the Supervisors. He shall give legal ad- Vice, in writing. to all officers, boards and. commissions named in this Char ter. when requested so to do by them. or either of them, in writing. upon questions arising in their separate de- partmentS involving the rights or lia-
 hilities of the Cit and County. He
 shall not settle or dismiss any litiga- tiOQ for or against the City and County Under his control unless upon his writ len recommendation he is ordered to dG so b the Mayor and Supervisors. :. Sec. 8. He shall keep on file in his
 office all written communications and opinions given by him to any officer, board or department: the briefs and e-far-f,, I,o appears; and bound books of record and. registry of all actions or proceed inos in his charge in which the City and County is interested.
 Sec 1. He .hali deliver all books and records, reports. documents. pa -pers. statutes. law books and property of every description in his possession,
 belonging to his office, or to the City and County. to his successor in office. who shall rive him duplicate receipts therefor. one of which he shall file with the Auditor.
 .: Sec ; The City Attorney may ap- point four assistants, the first Of whom shall receive an annual salary of 4hirty-siX hundred dollars: the second sdn annual salary of three thousand dollars; the third an annual salary of twenty four hundred dollars, and the fourth an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars. He may also appoint q GilIt1- CieI n. W IT. Slldll ItCtINe dl dn- nual salary of eighteen hundred dol lars; an assistant clerk who shall re- caive an annual salary of nine hundred dollars: a Stenographer and typewriter
 who shall receive an annual salary of nine hundred dollars; and a messen-
 ger Who shall receive an annual salary
 of nine hundred dollars. An officer of the Police Department shall be perma- :nently detailed by the Chief of Police
 for the purpose of doing the detective
 work necessary in preparing and
 prosecuting the litigation of the office, who shall continue to serve on such de- tail during the pleasure of the City At : torney. Fhe assistants and the chief Clerk must each. at the time of his ap-
 pcintment. be qualified to practice in
 all the courts of this State and must Have been eo qualified at least two
 years next preceding his appointment The assistants. clerks typewriter and messenger shall be appointed by the City Attorney. and shall hold their
 offices. al his pleasure and the specific
 duties of each shall be prescribed by
 him.