Until otherwise changed by Charter amendment, the Municipal Judges shall receive a salary of four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500) per annum.
The compensation provided for the Municipal Judges, by Charter, shall be in lieu of all fees, costs and charges, both in civil and criminal cases, to which the presiding officer might be entitled but for the provisions of this section, except those for the performance of marriage ceremonies and for administering oaths in matters not connected with suits and proceedings in said City. The Judges shall be required to devote such time to the duties of their offices as will at all times keep their dockets current with pending legal matters, and shall not permit a backlog of cases, either civil or criminal, to accumulate. They shall conduct at least one night session of Court each month. The Municipal Judges shall not be required to devote full time to the duties of their offices and shall be allowed to carry on their respective legal practices, but shall be prohibited at all times from, either directly or indirectly, privately practicing in the Municipal Court of the City of Southgate.