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the mayor shall aet in the plaee and stead of the dty judge (and in the event of a yaeaney, until a eity judge is appointed by the eouneil to fill the yaeaney.) the council may choose a duly licensed attorney to oerform as actinQ" city jud~e. All costs and fines imposed by the municipal court, or by any court in cases appealed from judgments of the municipal court, shall be paid into the city treasury for the use and benefit of theeity benefit of the city or as required by state law. EXPLANATION: Provides that the city judge shall be a licensed attorney; provides that if the city judge is unable to perform his duties, the council shall appoint an attorney to serve as acting judge, rather than the mayor acting as judge; provides that costs and fines of municipal court will be paid and used for the purposes required by law - not just exclusively for city benefit (i.e., if the state found the city to be operating a speed trap and directed excess fines to go to the state). PROPOSITIONS 25, 26, 27,28,29: Section 28. City attorney. The city council shall appoint a eompetent and duly licensed attorney praetieing in the City of Paris who shall be its city attorney. He shall receive for his services such compensation as may be fixed by the council and shall hold his office at the will of the City Council and until his saeeessor is appointed. The eity attorney shall represent the eity in all litigation. He shall be the legal adviser of and attorney and counsel for the city and all officers and departments thereof. The city may retain le~al counsel other than the city attorney for special cases. The city attorney shall have power to appoint an assistant city attorney if deemed necessary by him, subject to the approval of the city council, at such compensation as may be fixed by the council; and more than one assistant if deemed necessary by the council, such assistant or assistants to hold office at the will of the city attorney, so 13