44. In addition to the secretary-treasurer, whom it is bound to appoint, the municipal corporation may, to secure the execution of its by-laws and of the requirements of law, appoint all other officers, dismiss and replace them, and determine their salary.
Every appointment or dismissal of a municipal officer made by the municipal corporation, and the determination of his salary, is decided by a resolution which shall be communicated without delay by the secretary-treasurer to the person therein referred to. The resolution dismissing the secretary-treasurer or reducing his salary shall be served upon him by handing a copy thereof to him in person.