A majority of the Councilmen elected shall be necessary for the transaction of any business.
There shall be one or more Sergeants, a Clerk, a Treasurer, an Assessor, a City Attorney, a City Health Officer, a City Engineer, and three Commissioners of Roads, Streets and Alleys of said Town, who shall be appointed by the Council thereof and hold office during the pleasure of said Council. The duties of Sergeant, Clerk, Treasurer and Assessor may be discharged by the same person, or otherwise, as the Council may from time to time determine; but no member of the Council shall hold any of said offices. The compensation for said officers shall be in the discretion of the Council.