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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT THE CITY CLERK OF BATESVILLE SHALT, BE EX*OFFICIO CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS;PRESCRIBING DUTIES AND FIXING REMUNERATION OF SUCH EX_ OFFICIO CLERK OF SAID MUNICIPAL COURT, AND OTHERWISE IMPLEMENTING THE OPERATION OF SAID COURT; REPEALING ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND FOR OTHER .PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED BYY'THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS; Section 1. That the duly elected City Clerk of the City of Batesville, Arkansas, be and such -officer is hereby designated and constituted as Ex -Officio Municipal Court Clerk of the Municipal Court of Batesville, Arkansas, and shall perform all duties incident to -such office. As Ex -Officio Clerk of said Court, said officer shall receive an annual salary of Nine Hundred Dollars, payable exclusively out of the fund and "Account" hereinafter set forth. Such officer as City Clerk and Ex -Officio Municipal Court Clerk shall, for each term of said office, execute and provide a bond, conditioned on due and faithful performance of all the duties of said offices and the proper accounting for all funds that may come into his hands, in the sum of Three Thousand Dollarg, with surety thereon a corporate bonding company duly authorized to do business in the State of Arkansas, and said City shall pay the premium on such bond. Section 2. That like Clerk+s fees shall be allowed and taxed as costs by the Municipal Court of Batesville, Arkansas, as are now provided, or may be hereafter provided, by statutes of the State of Arkansas. All such fees and costs shall be remitted and paid over, on or before the fifth day of each month, by said Clerk to the City Treasurer of Batesville, who shall set up a distinct and separate account in which such funds shall be kept to be de- signated as the "Municipal Court Clerk Salary Fund Account." Settlement shall be made by said Clerk, on or before the fifth day of each month, of all fines coming into his hands, payment to be made to respective governmental units entitled thereto under State statutes in such cases made and provided.