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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD69ORDINANCE NO. 69 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA AMENDING CHAPTER 5,MAGISTRATE COURT BY ADDING ARTICLE 5-4 FORMATION AND SUMMONING OF JURIES; JURORS PAY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA AS FOLLOWS: That Chapter 5 of the Apache Junction City Code be amended by adding Article 5-4,Formation and Summoning of Juries; Jurors Pay,to read as follows: SECTION I In General Article 5-4 Formation and Summoning of Juries; Jurors Pay A.The formation and summoning of juries in City Court shall be done in same manner as provided for by law in courts of record. B.Selection of potential jurors shall be made from the list of registered voters furnished by the County Recorder pursuant to ARS Section 22-426(B). C.Each juror shall be paid by the City for each days' attendance upon City Court $12.00. SECTION II Severability Clause If any section, sub -section, sentence, phrase, clause or portion of this Ordinance or any part of the Code adopted herein by reference, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. SECTION III Penalty Clause Any person found guilty of violating any provisions of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall be a separate offense punishable as hereinabove described. SECTION IV Emergency Clause Whereas, it is necessary for the preservation of the peace, health and safety of the City of Apache Junction, Arizona, an emergency is declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall become operative and in force from and after September 1, 1980. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council this 17th day of September ,19 80 . VIR9/I Mayor ATTEST: RICH OESTERLE City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney