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Commonwealth; to impose and enforce adequate penalties for the violation of any such rules, regulations, and ordinances; in addition to prevent by injunction or other legal remedy any pollution or threatened pollution of such water supply and any and all acts likely to impair the purity thereof or to otherwise cause damage to or the destruction of said waterworks, pipes, fixtures, lakes and land; and to prosecute violations of any such rules, regulations, and ordinances and to obtain injunctive relief in the courts of the city, regardless of the place of occurrence of any violation or act. 2. By amending Section 2.12(b)(3) pertaining to the office of City Assessor to read as follows: Section 2.12(b)(3), Real estate assessments. City Assessor. (3) Ail duties that heretofore devolved upon the Commissioner of the Revenue of the City with respect to the assessment of real estate shall be transferred to and devolve upon the assessor appointed by the City Council and who shall serve at the pleasure of Council, pursuant to this subsection. The assessor shall prepare the land books and extend the taxes thereon and perform all the duties required by law to be performed by the commissioner of the revenue in respect to real estate assessments. This assessor shall be known as the City Assessor and he shall appoint such deputy or deputies and assistants and other employees as may be authorized. The clerks of the courts of the city shall furnish to the assessor the list of real estate transfers now required to be furnished to the commissioner of the revenue. 3. By amending Section 2.13 pertaining to penalties non-payment of taxes to read as follows: Section 2.13. Provisions for penalties for nonpayment of taxes. for Any person failing to pay any taxes of licenses due to the City of Portsmouth shall incur a penalty thereon to be payable at such time or times as may be prescribed by ordinance of the city council, provided such penalty shall not exceed the maximum, if any, which may be provided by general law. Interest as allowed by statute shall be collected upon the principal of the taxes and levies then remaining unpaid; which penaltY and interest and the cost of advertising or posting not exceeding one dollar ($1.00) for each parcel of property advertised or posted, shall be added to the amount of the taxes due by such taxpayer.