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ORDINANCE # <br />61' <br />AN ORDINANCE LEVING A PROSECUTION FEE OF TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) ON EACH <br />MISDEMEANOR AND TRAFFIC OFFENSE BROUGHT IN THE BATESVILLE MUNICIPAL COURT; <br />DESIGNATING ITS USE; SETTING A PARTIAL SALARY FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S <br />APPEARANCES IN COURT; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS: <br />Section 1: Pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. §19-1025.1 a Ten Dollar ($10.00) <br />prosecution fee is hereby levied and shall be collected by the Batesville <br />Municipal Court as Court Costs for each defendant upon a plea of guilty, nolo <br />contendre, forfeiture of bond or determination of guilt for all misdemeanors <br />and traffic offenses brought before said court. <br />Section 2: Said fee shall be deposited by the City Clerk in the general <br />revenue funds of the City of Batesville, and will be used to help defray the <br />cost of law enforcement and other administration of justice offenses. <br />A Section 3: The City Attorney's salary is hereby increased in the amount of <br />,3tA.CC $3� per month. Said increase shall be in addition to any other salary he <br />may now or hereinafter receive and is intended to be the salary and compensation <br />for municipal and Circuit Court criminal prosecutions handled by him. <br />Section 4: If any part or parts of this ordinance is declared unconstitutional <br />or otherwise illegal or unlawful then that part or parts will be considered to <br />be severed from this ordinance and any remaining part or parts of this ordinance <br />shall continue in full force and effect as if the severed portions were never ' <br />a part of this ordinance. <br />Section 5: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are <br />hereby repealed. <br />Section 6: It is hereby found that the expenses of law enforcement and the <br />criminal justice system are steadily increasing; that the salary of the City <br />Attorney does not adequately compensate the City Attorney for time spent in <br />Municipal and Circuit Court; that payment of said expenses is necessary for <br />the administration of justice. Wherefore, an emergency is hereby declared <br />to exist and this ordinance, being necessary for the public peace, health <br />and safety, shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its <br />passage. <br />ADOPTED this 0 7'% day of ---J , 1981. <br />--- <br />no• <br />A r <br />SHIRRELZ, MAYOR <br />ATTEST: <br />tom; <br />LARRY WILLI Pte, CITY CLERK <br />