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and whose term shall begin on the first day of September next succeeding. The judge of the/m~. 'cipal court in office on the effective date of this act shall conti~e mu office for his present term. judge of ~ '~u/~dgeni~ef// ~ ~l~t~h~c°l~Sw°heS~v~r~etceh~s~°~ts' or parties b~fore bis court, or at such tm~es as mesag~aatem oy tne juage of the municipal court in order to equalize the work load of such Judges, The judge of the juvenile and domestic relations court shall be and serve as associate judge of the manicipal court presiding over such division and divisions thereof and at such times as may be designated by the judge of the municipal cotm~ in order to equalize the work load of the two Judges. C}~h~TER IX. SECTION lA. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city council may provide by ordinance for the division of the jurisdiction and functions of the municipal court ?~rein n~ntioned so that provision may be made for two or more judges, clerks and courtroom~. Such ordinance shall either divide between the ssid judges the jurisdiction and functions mentioned in this chapter or provide that any or alt of such jurisdiction and functions shall devolve upon one or more courts conforming to the provisions of Title 16.1 of the Code of Virginia; provided, however, that whenever the provisions of this section shall become operative, the judge, associate judge and substitute judge of the juvenile and domestic relations court of the city shall be appointed by the senior judge of the court of hustings. gHAPTER IX. SECTION 2. Such judge of the municipal court at the time of his election shall be a practicing attorney in this St,a~te, a~d shall during his tern of office reside in the city of Portsmoutn, mae st~ll not during said term hold any other office of public trust. ~HM~TER IX. SECTION 4. Such judge of the municipal court z'sa]l receive such salary as the city council shall determine and he shall receive no other compensation, bail fees, or other emoluments whatsoever. CHAPTER IX. SECTION 5. q~ne municipal court shall be held at such place or places as may be designated ~y the council of the city of Portsmouth and shall be open for the transaction of business every d.~ in the year, except Sundays and such legal holidays as the council o the city of Portsmouth ~vay authorize it to closes provided, h.owe.ver,: nothing herein contained shall be construed to tske away the Sur~so~. of the court on legal holidays. The seoior judge of the court of hu for said city shall, by proper order of record, appoint as substitut, judge of such court a suitable person with like qualifications as th, judge thereof, and may at ~ new appointment the death, absence of the ~ '~tion ~tings revoke such appointment, and may mske the eVent of such revocation, or of substitute judge. In the event of his office