appoint some suitable person, resident within the city, a physi-
cian of at least three years' practice in the cit}^ or elsewhere,
who shall, under the direction of the board, perform such duties
in carrying out the provisions of the statutes of the state and
ordinances of the city relative to health and sanitation, as may
be from time to time required of him by such board. He shall
be eX'OiJicio, its clerk, and the registrar of vital statistics for the
town of Hartford. Said oflBcer shall be known as superintendent
of health and shall give his entire time to the duties of the
oflBce, and shall serve during good behavior and until removed
for cause. Said superintendent of health shall, in the interim
between meetings of the board of health commissioners, have
all the executive powers of said board and the president thereof
heretofore and now vested in said board and its president by
virtue of the ordinances of the city.
Idem. g 250. Assistant clerk. Said board of health commis-

sioners are hereby authorized and instructed to appoint some
suitable person, resident within the city, to the office of assistant
clerk, who shall, under the direction of said board, perform
such duties as are especially assigned to him by said board. He
shall give liis entire time to the duties of his office, shall serve
during good behavior and until removed for cause.
