617. The clerk shall prepare and make all writs, warrants or orders that may be issued by the court or by the municipal judge.
Except in penal matters, he shall conduct all cases and suits cognizable by the court or the municipal judge, except in cases where the municipality or parties to suits wish to be represented by an advocate of their own selection.
R. S. 1964, c. 193, s. 655; 1990, c. 4, s. 186.