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HomeMy WebLinkAbout782'rr�r BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF BATESVILLE, ARKA14SAS ORDINANCE NO.,� AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR PARTIAL COMPENSATION OF THE CITY ATTOR14EY, FOR CHANGING THE METHOD PRESENTLY USED IN THE COURTS OF ASSESSING FEES, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas has provided by law that the city attorney may receive as part of his compensation for all prosecutions tried by such city attorney for violations of ordinances of a city and for all prosecutions tried by such city attorney for violations of state laws committed within the corporate limits of a city, the same fees as are allowed prosecuting attorneys in criminal cases, and WHEREAS, the city attorney must in such instances perform the same work as the prosecuting attorney, and WHEREAS, the prosecuting attorney's office has been receiving such fees, and further TMEREAS, this will not cost the city any addi- tional money but provides for simply a different method of disbursing fees that have been collected in criminal cases, clow Therefore Ift" BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS as follows: 1. The city attorney of Batesville, Arkansas shall receive as a part of his compensation the same fees as are allowed prosecuting attorneys in this state in crim- inal cases. 2. The proper municipal officials are directed to take the necessary action to accomplish the purposes of this ordinance. 3. This ordinance being necessary for the orderly presentation of criminal cases and to provide fair compensation for the office of city attorney, an emergency is hereby declared and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS / DAY OF T 1970. ATTEST: FLOP ROW CITY CLERK