Section 9
SEC. 9. The first paragraph of Section twenty-two of the same Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 22. The city attorney-—His assistants—His duties.—The law department shall consist of the city attorney and seven assistants, who shall discharge their duties under the general supervision of: the Secretary of Justice. The city attorney .shall be the chief legal adviser of the city and all offices and departments thereof; shall represent the city in all civil cases wherein the city or any officer thereof in his official capacity is a party; shall attend, when required, meetings of the council, draw ordinances, contracts, bonds, leases, and other documents involving any interest of the city and inspect and pass upon all such documents already drawn; shall give his opinion in writing when requested by the mayor or council upon any question relating to the city, or rights or duties of any city officer; shall, whenever it is brought to his knowledge that any city officer or employee is guilty of neglect or misconduct in office, or that any person, firm, or corporation holding or exercising franchise or public privilege from the city has failed to comply with any condition, or to pay any consideration mentioned in the grant of such franchise or privilege, investigate the same and report to the mayor; shall, when directed by the mayor, institute and prosecute city's interest a suit on any bond, lease, or other contract and upon any breach or violation thereof; and shall prosecute and defend all civil actions related to or connected with any city office or interest. He shall also have charge of the prosecution of all crimes, misdemeanors, and violations of city ordinance in the Court of First Instance and the City Court of the city, and shall discharge all the duties in respect to criminal prosecutions enjoined by law upon provincial fiscals."