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of public service at reasonable rates and th~ mgintenance of the-property in ~oo-~ order throughout the term. of the grant. (c) The cm,y may sell o convey any of its property to the Commonwealth of Virginia, any political subdivision thereof, or to the federal government without advertisement and without receiving bids. ~ 6.-01. Election and. Term of Elected Officers .shall be one attorgey for the Commonwealth, one commissioner of the revenue~ one city treasurer and one e~-ee~ea~=, sheriff, elected by the qualified voters of the city of Ports- mouth, on Tuesday after the first Monday in November, nineteen hundred seventy-three, for the term of four years, and every four year's thereafter. Those elected officers shall ~enter upon the discharge of their duties on the first day of January immediately following their election. - .... ~ ~.O6. ~y-ge~ea~ Sheriff.---In addition to the duties imposed upon him by State law~, the e~$y-ee~Eea~ sheriff and h~s deouties are authorized and directed to accept and receive paymen~ ~f such fines and costs as may have been imposed upon.any ~ person in his custody by a court of competent jurisdiction, gmv- ~ --ing~his official receipt theref6_~T.--Upon the payment=of such ~ ~ .... fines and costs, the e~$~-ee~Eea~$ sheriff or his deputy shall release the offender from cu~toay if n~ orohibited by law or cou_, o~e~_- Ahy ~oneys so received shall'be acbb--u~f~o-~ and paid over to the clerk of the court which imposed such pen- ~ OI such cle~ ~ alty upon the offender i~mediately upon the opening .... ~ '' office on the next regular business day or as soon there'after as oractiaable. The clerk shall give his official rece'ipt~'to the__ e~$~-se~gea~ sheriff for such moneys so received. ~ 6.07- High Constable. (a) The city council shall appoinv an officer to be known as the high constable~ who shall serve at the pleasure of the council and who shall have such powers and duties in relation to the municipal oourt of ~he city as are now or may hereafter be granted by the general laws of this Commonwealth to e&$p-~e~gea~*~ sheriffs, and such othsr powers and duties as the council by ordinance may prescribe. He shall qualify before the Court of Hustings of Dhe city and give bond in a~ amoun~ to be determined by the council by ordinance, payable to the City of Portsmouth, and conditioned upon the faithful oerformance of his duties. (b) The high constable shall receive such fees as are now