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ORDINANCE NO. -2F—�
AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE LEVYING OF ADDITIONAL COSTS
IN CONVICTIONS FOR PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS AND DRIVING UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTE -
VILLE, ARKANSAS :
SECTION 1 : That any person upon conviction, in addition to such
costs as are now or may hereafter be provided by law, shall be taxed
costs as follows :
For any conviction on charge of public drunkenness - $1 . 00
For any conviction on a charge of driving while
under the influence of intoxicants - - - - - - - - - - - $ 5 . 00
SECTION 2 : That the Municipal Court is so directed and shall
tax said costs in all cases arising under violations 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 Treasury at the
same time and in the same manner as other Court costs in the first
class of accounts as set forth in Section 15 of Act No . 60 of the 1927
Acts of the General Assembly of Arkansas .
SECTION 3 : The costs collected under this Act 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 influence
of intoxicants , the surplus , if any, after accomplishment of the above
purpose , may be used in defraying any other legitimate administrative
expenses of the Court .
SECTION 4: This Ordinance adopts and is passed with special
reference to Act 275 of the 1951 Acts of the General Assembly of
Arkansas .
SECTION 5 . It is the finding of the City Council of the City of
Fayetteville , Arkansas , that some scientific means of determination of
the fact and degree of intoxication is necessary to the administration of
charges in cases where drunkenness' is an element of the offense and
MiCROFILMEQ
DATE OCT 9
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that such cases have increased appreciably in the recent past, and
this Ordinance being necessary to the administration of justice and for
the peace, health and safety of the citizens of the City of Fayetteville,
an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be in
effect immediately upon and after its passage , approval and
publications .
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS /ZS052� day of April, 1957,
RO SC TT, Mayor
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' City Clerk