Section 23
SEC. 23. Secretary to the Mayor.&mdashThe Mayor shall appoint one secretary who shall have charge and custody of all records and documents of the city and of any office or department thereof for which provision is not otherwise made. He shall keep the corporate seal and affix the same with his signature to all ordinances and regulations signed by the Mayor and all other official documents and papers of the government of the city as may be required by custom, in the discretion of the Mayor. He shall attest all executive orders, promulgations, ordinances and resolutions signed by the Mayor and shall perform such other duties as the Mayor may require of him. He shall, on demand, furnish certified copies of all city records and documents in his charge which are not of confidential character and collect and receive such fees as may be prescribed by resolution of the City Council, and pay over such fees collected by him to the City Treasurer. He shall perform also such duties as are required of the heads of the departments of the city government and for the purposes of this section, the secretary will be considered the head of a department. The secretary shall receive a salary of seven thousand eight hundred pesos per annum. The positions of secretary shall of regarded as within the unclassified civil service but may be filled in the manner in which classified positions are filled, and, if so filled, the appointee shall be entitled to all the benefits and privileges of classified employees, except that he shall hold office only during the term of office of the appointing Mayor and until a successor in the office of secretary is appointed and qualified, unless sooner separated for or without cause by the Mayor.