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0708 \ \Lt ORDINANCE NO. 7 0 8 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL COURT COSTS FOR THE CITY ON CONVICTION OF DRlJNKENNESS OR DRIVING 1AlI-IILE UNDER THE Il'JFLlJENCE OF INTOXICANTS; DECLARING AN E~ffiRGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT: SECTION 1. Pursuant to Arkansas Statutes Annotated Section 22-706.1, we hereby direct the taxing of the following costs to be collected b~l the Jacksonville ~1unicipal Court: Cost on criminal convictions, in addition to such costs as now are or may hereafter be provided by law: For any conviction on a charge of public drunkenness-------------------------------- $1.00 For any conviction on a charge of driving while under the influce of intoxicants----~ $5.00 SECTION 2: The Jacksonville Municipal Court shall tax said costs in all such cases arising under violation of city ordinances or state laws, and costs so collected shall be kept in a separate account by the Clerk and accounted for, and paid over to the City Treasurer at the same time and in the same manner as other court costs in the first class of accounts. SECTION 3: Costs collected under this ordinance shall be paid into a fund to be used in the purchase, maintenance and operation of equipment designed to test the fact and degree of intoxication of persons arrested on charges of public drunkenness, or driving under the inflliuence of intoxicants. The surplus, if any, after accomplishment ef the above purpose, may be used in defraying any other 1 e.gfttmate administrature e,xpense of the court. SECTION 4: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict. SECTION 5: Public drunkenness and driving under the influence of intoxicants has resulted in a serious traffic hazard which is dangerous to motor vehicle operators~ An emergency is therefore declared and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 21 DAY OF APRIL, 1983. WITH THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE. ORDINANCE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS ATTEST':: A ~)~. C- . ~ CLERK APPROVED AS TO FOP~: ~.~ ~Iv \~~ CI!1" ATTORN~~ ()