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AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES, QUALIFICATIONS AND SETTING THE SALARY OF THE CITY CLERK AND EX-OFFICIO MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
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WHEREAS, the necessary duties of the City Clerk and Ex-Officio Municipal Court Clerk of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, require the regular keeping of certain journals, bookkeeping records, ledger and book, the typewritten recording of the minutes of the City Council and the typewritten recordings of the laws, ordinances, and many other permanent records of said city and of the judgments and records of said court, it is absolutely necessary, in order to capably perform such duties, that said clerk posses certain basic qualifications; and
WHEREAS, the office of the city clerk and ex-officio Municipal Court Clerk has become increasingly important in the service to the public and to the attorneys and their litigants in the preparation and filing of cases with said court and in the caring on of the city’s business; it has become necessary that said office be maintained and be open to the public for the transaction of business at certain regular hours; and that the duties of said clerk be more clearly defined.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
SECTION 1: From and after the beginning of the next regular term of the City Clerk and Ex-Officio Municipal Court of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, beginning on January 1, 1957, the following minimum qualifications for the office of City Clerk and Ex-Officio Municipal Court Clerk shall be in full force and effect:
(A) Said clerk shall be 21 years of age or older;
(B) Shall be a qualified elector of the City of Jonesboro;
(C) Shall be, and at all times remain, a resident of said City of Jonesboro; and have a high school education;
(D) Said Clerk shall be proficient in the use of a typewriter, and shall be able to type at least 45 words per minute;
(E) Said Clerk shall have and understan...
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