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ORDINANCE # c } 11 <br /> • <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION ONE OF ORDINANCE #966 AS FOUND <br /> IN SECTION 2. 20 . 08 OF THE BATESVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE; LEVING <br /> COURT COSTS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE FUND TO DEFRAY EXPENSES OF <br /> INCARCERATING CITY PRISONERS IN THE COUNTY JAIL; DECLARING AN <br /> EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES : <br /> BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, <br /> ARKANSAS , AS FOLLOWS : <br /> Section 1 : Section one of Ordinance #966 as found as paragraph <br /> one of section 2 . 20 . 08 in the Batesville Municipal Code is <br /> hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> "1 . Criminal Justice Fund - An additional five dollars <br /> ($5. 00) is hereby levied and shall be collected by the <br /> Batesville Municipal Court as court costs from each <br /> defendant upon a plea of guilty, nolo contendre , <br /> forfeiture of bond or determination of guilt for <br /> all misdemeanors and traffic offenses brought before <br /> said court. " <br /> Section 2 : EMERGENCY CLAUSE - The cost of keeping incarcerated <br /> prisoners is ever increasing and such costs should be born by <br /> • the persons violating certain laws in the City of Batesville <br /> and the City Council finds that an emergency exists due to the <br /> increase in expenses , therefore , an emergency is hereby declared <br /> to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation <br /> of public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and <br /> effect from and after its passage and approval . <br /> PASSED and adopted this ( k day of 1983. <br /> APPROVED: <br /> JIM SHIRRELL, MAYOR <br /> ATTEST: <br /> Larry Williams , City Clerk <br /> i <br /> • <br />