The keeper of the City jail shall obey the instructions of the Mayor and Council in all matters relating to the conduct thereof. He shall, if he be a person other than one of the police officers of the City, before assuming the duties, take the oath of office required of the other City officers. His compensation shall be fixed by Council. He may also be required to give bond, in such penalty as may be required by Council, with surety to be approved by Council, and with such conditions as may be required.
(1970 Code Sec. 10-4)