80-D-15
ORDINANCE NO ~O -D-/S"
AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTIONS 12-6(b) AND
12-6(d); PROVIDING THAT NOTIFICATION BE MAILED TO
PARTIES WHO FAIL TO APPEAR IN MUNICIPAL COURT AND
PROVISIONS FOR ARREST, CONFINEMBNT, FINE AND POSTING
OF BONDS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
I
That Section 12-6(b) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Schertz, be amended to read as follows:
II The Clerk of the Municipal Court shall cause written notice
to be mailed to such party who fails to appear, at the address
of such defendant as reflected on the original summons signed
by such defendant, notifying him that a complaint charging him
with failure to appear has been filed and warrants have been
issued for his arrest."
II
That Section 12-6(d) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Schertz, be amended to read as follows:
" Warrants of arrest issued shall be executed in the form and
manner provided by law. After the arrest of such defendant,
said defendant shall be confined to jail until such time as
said defendant shall pay the fines hereinafter specified or
execute his appearance bond in the form and manner specified
by law. In the event such defendant elects to pay the fines
for the offense charged in the initial summons and complaint
and for failure to appear, such fine for failure to appear
shall be in the sum of $50.00 and in addition, there shall
be charged a fee of $7.50 for each of the warrants issued."
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III
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the 1/
day Of~
19 'jeJ
AJlTEST:
(SEAL OF CITY)
j\NORDlNANCE ,'''"of,
BY THE CITY COUNeJl,~
OF THE CITY.
SCHERTZ, TEXAS.
PROVIDING THAT THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CITY OF SCH~_..'."
TEXAS, BE AME
BY REVISING SECTI()iI$
12-Mb) and 12-6(4);
PROVIDING THAT
NOTIFICATION Il.E
MAlLED TO PAR'll,..,..
WHO FAIL TO APP
IN MUNICIPAL CO ..
AND PROVISIONS . .'
AjlREST, co"l\l.
ft'NEMENT, FINE AND
poSTING OF BONDS..
Approved on fkst
reading the 10th day et
JllPe 1980.
JuneG.~
City SecretarY
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TIlE STATE OF TEXAS, t
County of Guadalupe. f Before me, the undersigned authority, on this date personally appeared
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says that he is the publiSher of The sesu~asene a newspaper published In said-county; that a copy of the
within and foregoing .....O'C:t.t.c;...~........... was published In said newspaper ......1....... times be-
fore the return day named therein, such publications being on the following dates:
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and a newspaper copy of w/1ich Is hereto attached.
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