The salaries of all officers of cities or towns except aldermen and councilmen shall be fixed by the municipal council or other governing body, but if there is a salary limit for such officers provided in the charter or laws governing the city or town, the same shall not be altered or changed above such salary limit except by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to said municipal council or other governing body of such cities or towns and by and with the consent of the mayor.
History: (Code 1907, §1456; Code 1923, §2312; Code 1940, T. 37, §409.)