There shall be a municipal court which shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all cases arising under the Charter or the ordinances of the City, and to assess punishment as therein provided. The proceedings of said court shall be conducted in accordance with the "Missouri Rules of Practice and Procedure in Municipal and Traffic Courts" as same have been promulgated by the Supreme Court of Missouri.
A. 
Qualifications. The municipal court shall be presided over by a judge. He shall be a resident and registered voter of the City and a licensed member of the Missouri State Bar.
B. 
Election, Term. The municipal court judge shall be elected by the registered voters of the City of Bridgeton. At the first (1st) election under this Charter the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes shall serve until the regular municipal election in the year 1969 and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. Thereafter the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes for municipal court judge at the regular municipal election in 1969 and each two (2) years thereafter shall serve for a term of two (2) years until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. There shall be no prohibition against the municipal court judge serving successive terms.
C. 
Compensation. The municipal court judge shall receive an annual salary of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) payable in monthly installments unless said compensation is altered by ordinance. Any change in compensation shall not become effective during the current term of office of the then municipal court judge.
D. 
Filling Vacancy. If a vacancy shall occur in the office of judge, the Mayor, with the approval of the Council, shall immediately designate a temporary judge and the Mayor shall order a special election for the purpose of filling the vacancy, such election to be held not less than forty-five (45) nor more than sixty (60) days after the vacancy occurs; provided, however, should a vacancy occur within six (6) months prior to a regular municipal election, the appointed judge shall serve until a successor is elected at such regular election, to fill the unexpired term, or for a full term if the regular term of the judge would expire at such election.
E. 
Absence of Judge. The municipal court judge shall at all times designate by order a person of like qualifications to act during his absence or disability.
The Chief of Police and his subordinates shall serve as Marshal and Deputy Marshals of the municipal court and shall enforce orders, judgments, and decrees.
There shall be a municipal court clerk who shall be appointed by and may be removed by the municipal court judge. His compensation shall be fixed by ordinance. The clerk shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses in any cause pending before the court. A warrant may be issued under the hand of the clerk if the complaint or information is filed by the City Attorney. It shall be the duty of the clerk to maintain complete records of each case filed in the municipal court and to collect all fines assessed therein, account for same, and deliver such funds to the director of finance monthly.