HomeMy WebLinkAbout45 02-24-1956ORDINANCE NO. 45
AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE AMOUNT OF COSTS IN DRIMINAL
PROSECUTION IN THE CORPORATION COURT AND PROVIDING
FOR THE ENFORCEMENT THEREOF BY IMPRISONMENT OF THE
DEPENDANT OR THE COLLECTION OF ALL COSTS AND FINES
IMPOSED BY THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF
EULESS, TEXAS: PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND
CONTAINING A SAVING CLAUSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY T'HE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 0.c� EULESS, TEXAS.,
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THERE SHZL BE TAXES and costs in each criminal prosecution in the
Corporation Court of the City of Eulessy Texas, the following items:
POLICE DEPIRTIVENT
Executing Seaxeh Warrant $2@,00
Executing Waxrant of Arrest - -� -__- �2 ®00
Arrest without warrant__ ___ __ _ _ ____ X2,00
Summoning witnesses---- ---- -- - - -- -- .75 each
Serving attachments------ ---- - -- - -- 1,00
Taking and approving bond---- - - - - -- 1.50
Commitment --------------------------- 1,00
Release------------------ ---- - - - - -- 1,00
Serving Capias Pro Finas----- - - - - -- 1.00
Summoning Jury------------- -- - - - - -- 1,00
Mileage traveled in serving Criminal
Process and summoning and attaching
i? iitnesses -------------- ------------- *07� per mile-
Judge's Fee ------------------------ 5,50
City Attorney o s Fee
Plea: of Guilty---- ------ - - - - -- 5000
Plea: of Not Guilty - Conviction where no appeal is
taken $10.00 provided the said Attorney is present and re�?r��aritany
the State, or is present and ready to represent 'the R ate at each
regular term of the Court.
Where several defendants. are prosecuted jointly, and do not sever on
trial, only one Attorney's Fee shall be a.11ovaed.
2.
IN cases 1,,There 'the Defendant is convicted, he shall be liable for the
amount of his fine and in addition thereto, the costs of court, consisting of
such fees provided in this ordinance as are applicable to his cases and. in
the event of failure to pay his fine and costs, execution shall ussue therefor'
or the Defendant shall be confined in jail and shall be allowed a credit of
$3,00 for each 24 hours he shall reiiiain in jail., and he shall be so confined
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in jail and shall be so conf incd' until his fine and costs are paid or until
he shall have served such time as shall be entitled him, at the rate of $3.00
per dayj to credit for the full amount of his fine and costs.
3.
ALL ordinances and parts of ordinances heretofore enacted that conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
EVERY section of this ordinance and every provision of each section is
hereby declared to be an individual section or provision and the holding of any
section or provision of any section to be void, ineffective or unconstitutional
for any cause �;.,'Imtsoever, shall not be deemed to effect any other section or
provision. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed those p
parts of this ordinance which are valid and omitted any parts which are uncon-
stitutional at the time of the passage of this ordinance.
5.
THIS ordinance shall take effect and be in full farce and effect from
and after the date of its adoption.
ATTEST:
ADOPTED this ? day of February, A. D. 1956.
CITY SECRETItRY
APPROVED:
IULY'OR