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ORDINANCE NO.,�0,19 1S.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT THE CITY CLERK OF BATESVILLE
SHALL BE EX -OFFICIO CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF BATES-
WILLE, ARKANSAS; PRESCRIBING DUTIES AND FIXING REMUNERATION
OF SUCH EX -OFFICIO CLERK OF SAID MUNICIPAL COURT, AND OTHER-
WISE IMPLEMENTING THE OPERATION OF SAID COURTS REPEALING
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF' TEE CITY OF BATE. -MLLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the duly elected City Clerk of the City of Batesville, Ark-
ansas, 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 Six Hundred Dol-
lars, 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 account-
ing for all funds that may come into his hands, in the sum of
Dollars, 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
Tu'nicip67 Court of Batesville, Arkansas, as are now provided, or may be here-
after 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 designated 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 un-
der State statutes in such cases made and provided.
Section 3. The salary of such officer as Ex -officio Clerk of said Court shall
e pai2l in monthly installments on warrents drawn on the City Treasurer out of
said "Municipal} Court Clerk Salary Fund Account". If the funds in said
"Account" shall be insufficient to pay in full the compensation and salary
provided,by this ordinance then, and in such event, the salary of such officer
as Ex -officio Clerk of said. Court shall be reduced ratably and in like propor-
tion to the amount of funds in said "Account". Any surplus funds remaSning
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 Indepen-
dence 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 here-
by
Section 6. It is ascertained and declared that the lack of a separate and dis»
�ctunicipal Court Clerk for the Municipal Court of Batesville, Arkansas, impe-
des the efficiency of said Court and endangers the peace and safety of our citi-
zens. It is therefore declared that an emergency exists, that this ordiance is
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety,
and that this ordinance shall take effect and be in force frori and after passage.
Passed s wr/ 0,,1951. APPEDVED:Z�(� dayo r.
Attests G,City Clerk.
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