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AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CUSTODY OF CITY PRISONERS, FOR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: From and after passage and adoption of this Ordinance, whenever any fine or penalty shall be imposed upon any person in the municipal Court, the Municipal Judge shall forthwith order same person into the custody of the Chief or Police, City of Jonesboro, until the payment of such fine or penalty and costs, or until the same shall be secured or an appeal taken, and if thereafter the Chief of Police shall allow such person to go at large before the payment of such fine or penalty and costs are given of such security or taking such appeal, said Chief of Police or his deputy shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, except in such instances where the prisoner has no present means of support, the Chief of Police may establish a payment plan whereby the prisoner may make periodic payments toward his fine, penalty and costs. Said plan shall be under the supervision and control of the Chief of Police.
Section 2: Ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3: Should any portion of this ordinance be unconstitutionally invalid and so declared by a Court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such partial invalidity.
Section 4: It is found and declared by the City Council that this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety and emergency hereby is declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effects, after its passage and approval.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1st day of October, 1973.