0131 (Setting Fees For Trials )ORDINANCE NO. /Si
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION ONE OF ORDINANCE
NO. 123 OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA; BEINGNAN ORDINANCE
SETTING THE FEES TO BE ALLOWED OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, FOR TRIALS IN MAYOR'S COURT FOR VIOLATION
OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES, AND PROVIDING THAT THEY SHALL BE ASSESSED
AS COSTS.°
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA:
Section One: That section one of Ordinance 123 of the
City of Okeechobee, Florida is hereby amended to read as follows:
°Section One: That for every trial, of any person or
persons, for violation of a municipal ordinance of the City of
Okeechobee, Florida, the Mayor of said City shall be entitled to
a trial or docket fee in the sum of Two ($2.00) Dollars; that for
every conviction or plea of guilty for violation of a municipal
ordinance of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, the Clerk of said
City shall be entitled to a fee of One 01.00) Dollar and the
Police Officer apprehending the defendant in said cause, in case
of conviction or plea of guilty, shall be entitled to an arresting
fee in the sum of Two ($2.00) Dollars, PROVIDED HOWEVER, that in
case of conviction or plea of guilty the Mayor shall suspend or
remit the cost, then in such case he shall not be entitled to the
fee aforesaid; and in the event the Clerk and /or Police Officer
consent to ANN their cost being remitted or suspended they shall
not be entitled to such fees, but the Mayor shalllnot suspend or
remit the fees to which the Clerk and /or Police Officer are
entitled without their consent.
All fees shall be assessed by the Mayor of the City of
Okeechobee, Florida, as part of the costs, and shall be paid by
the person or persons so convicted or pleading guilty; in the
event the charges are dismissed against any person or persons
having been apprehended the try al or docket fee due to the Mayor
shall be paid from the r ._w= . A". Fund of the
said City of Okeechobee, Florida."
Read a first time and by unanimous consent passed to a
second reading.
Read a second time and by a unanimous consent passed to
a third Beading.
Read a third time and passed in open session of the
City Council this the 5th day of May, A. D. 1931.
Attest:
C9P‘
ity Clerk.
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President of City Co cil.
Approved by fe this day of May
A. D. 1931.
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of City of Okeechobee, Florida.