HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 84 I IORDINANCE NO.(0�--
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS,
BY AMENDING SECTION 10-2 PROVIDING FOR THE
COLLECTION OF CERTAIN COSTS IN CORPORATION
COURT; SECTION 10-6 PROVIDING FOR A FIVE
DOLLAR CREDIT PER DAY FOR TIME SERVED BY
PRISIONERS IN THE CITY JAIL; REPEALING SEC-
TIONS 10-3 AND 10-4; PROVIDING A PENALTY;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:
1.
That Section 10-2 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont,
Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 10-2. Costs—Corporation Court.
The following costs shall be taxed against the de-
fendant and collected by the Clerk of the Corporation Court:
(a) A warrant fee of $7.50 shall be collected
in the Corporation Court in any case where
a warrant of arrest is issued and served
after due notice as prescribed by Article
45.06 of Vernon's Annotated Code of
Criminal Procedure.
(b) If the defendant is convicted in a criminal
action tried by a jury in the Corporation
Court, a jury fee of $3.00 shall be collected
from the defendant.
No other costs shall be collected unless expressly authorized
by State Law.
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That Section 10-6 of the Code of Ordinances of
Beaumont, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 10-6. Imprisonment or work on noppayment
Mine and costs—Required, credit
for labor.
When a defendant is convicted of a misdemeanor in
the corporation court of the city and his punish-
ment is assessed at a pecuniary fine, if he is
unable to pay the fine and costs adjudged against
him, he may for such time as will satisfy the judg-
ment be put to work in the workhouse, or the city
farm, or streets, alleys, or other public improve-
ments within the city limits, or if there be no
such workhouse, farm or improvements, he shall be
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imprisoned in the city jail for a sufficient
length of time to discharge the full amount
of fine and costs adjudged against him, rating
such labor or imprisonment at $5.00 for each
day thereof.
3.
That Sections 10-3 and 10-4 of the Code of Ordinances
of Beaumont, Texas, are hereby expressly repealed.
4.
That any person who violates any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in
Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
5.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to a
particular set of persons or circumstances should for any
reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall in no
wise affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and to
such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance
are declared to be severable.
That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
PASSED by the City Council this1746--,eday of December,
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