through purchase, grant, or conveyance, or in  any other manner, to the present lessee or lessees of the existing plant or system or to any other person or persons, or to any corporation, for proper and sufficient consideration and subject to the right of supervision and control by the city council ov er the operation of such system and over the amount of heat, light, power, and current delivered, and the character of other services rendered and of the rates and amounts charged therefor. ( kk ) To fix penalties for violation of ordinances, but no single penalty shall exceed a fine of two hundred pesos or imprisonment for six months, or both; but imprisonment shall be imposed in lieu of unpaid fines at the rate of one day's imprisonment for eac h peso of the fine. Persons undergoing imprisonment for violation of ordinances may be required to labor for the period of imprisonment upon public works of the city in such manner as may be directed by the city council. Whenever a person is imprisoned f or nonpayment of a fine he shall be released upon payment of such fine, less one peso per day for each day that he has been confined. Pending appeal the defendant shall remain in custody unless released upon sufficient bail, in accordance with the general  provisions of law, to await the judgment of the appellate court. (ll) To make such further ordinances and regulations not repugnant to law as may be necessary to carry into effect and discharge the powers and duties conferred by this chapter and such as shall seem necessary and proper to provide for the health and safet y, promote the prosperity, improve the morals, peace, good order, comfort, and convenience of the city and the inhabitants thereof, and for the protection of property therein; and enforce obedience thereto with such lawful fines or penalties as the city co uncil may prescribe under the provisions of subsection ( kk ) of this section. [2106-1.] SECTION  2534 . The Advisory Council . — There shall be an advisory council of five members who shall be Igorots. It shall hold meetings on the request of any three members transmitted to the city secretary, or when convened by the mayor. The presiding office r shall be the mayor or other member of the city council designated by him. It shall be the duty of the said presiding officer to explain or cause to be explained to the advisory council all action taken or proposed by the city council regarding ordinances , public improvements, and other Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 771