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reason of. sickness, absence, vacation, interest in the clsim, proceedings, or parties b~fore his court, or otherwise, such substitute judge sh~11 perform the duties of ~is office during such absence or disability, and shall receive for his services a per diem compensation at the rate received by the judge and the council shall determine whether such com- pensation shall be deducted frcm the salary of the judge. Any judge, associate judge or substitute judge of sny court not of record located witb~in the city of Portsmouth maY act as the judge of any other court not of record located within the city of Portsmouth and while so acting, he shall perform the same duties, exercise the same power and authority, and be s~bject to the same obligations as prescribed by law for the judge of such court. ~ IX. SECi~ION 16. There shall be a clerk of the n~ulicipal court and such deputy clerks Ss the council may deem.necessar~y, and~ he or they shall receive such c.o.~mpensation as the council may fix~ to oe~ out of the treasury of the city, and shall give such bond as the said council shall direct. The clerk and the deputy clerk maY each issue any of the criminal or civil processes of the municipal court, vR~ether original, n~sne, or final and may also issue warrantls of arrest and search warrants in criminal cases as well as any crLminal or civil writ or process, ~ich a justice of the peace may issue, and s~c~ clerk aud deputy clerk shall likewise have the ssme power, authority and jurisdiction conferred by law upon a Justice of the peace in the c~.ty; provided that the deputy clerk shall exercise such power and authority only when directed or ~1 ] owed so to do by the ru~es of the court as Sh~ s.sme may be promulgated by the judge~' thereof. The clerk shall in addition thereto have charge of the cour~- room and office and the furnittu~e and other preperty contained therein and be held responsible for t~e safekeeping and protection of the same. The clerk or deputy clerk sh~l attend all sessions of the court and shall perform such other ~s as may be required of them. Ct[APTER IX. lish a civil court. Such civil jurisdiction as may be general laws of the such civil court, the jurisdiction, and the matters then pending judge of the civil court shal~l court of hustings for a four of the Judge term of appointmsnt sequent municip~ The city council may by ordinance estab- so established shall exercise such ~ferred upon courts not of record by the Virginia. Upon the establishn~nt of shall be devested of all civil shall forthwith transfer all civil court to such civil court. The by the seen[or juSge of the with the term however, that the initial years in orde~ that sub- : term of the judge of the