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Section 3. The salary of such officer as Ex -Officio Clerk Of said Court shall be paid in monthly installments on warrants drawn on the City Treasurer out of said "Municipal Court Clerk Salary Fund Account." If the funds in said "Account" shall be in- sufficient to pay in full the compensation and salary provided by this ordinance then, and in such event, the salary of such officer as Ea -Officio Clerk of said Court shall be reduced ratably and in like proportion to the amount of funds in said "Account." Any surplus funds remaining in said "Account" in excess of the sum of One Hundred Dollars, which is fixed as a cushion, at the end of each fiscal year, shall be paid over and transferred by warrants drawn on the City Treasurer as follows; one-half to the general funds of the City of Batesville, and one-half to the general fund of Independence County, Arkansas. Section 4. Such Ex -Officio Clerk of said Court, as to all matters and procedures not herein specifically set forth, and all other officers serving in any manner said Municipal Court, shall, as to all reports and accountings and all other duties in relation to said Court, be governed by the State statutes in such cases made and provided. Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 6. It is ascertained and declared that the failure to pay an adequate salary to the Municipal Court Clerk for the Municipal Court of Batesville, Arkansas, impedes the efficiency Of said Court and endangers the peace and safety of our citizens. It is therefore declared that an emergency exists, that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public Peace, health and safety, and that this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after passage. Passed; Approved; Attest: Mayor City Clerk