ORDINANCE NO. 1361

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF OSWEGO, KANSAS, 2013, RELATING TO MUNICIPAL COURT COSTS BY AMENDING EXISTING SECTION 9-112 OF SAID CODE, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1255.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF OSWEGO, KANSAS:

SECTION 1.    That Section 9-112, entitled, “COURT COSTS” be hereby amended to read as follows:

1. The sum of $100.00 is hereby established for court costs in all cases in the municipal court of the city in which the defendant is adjudged guilty of the offense charged.
2. The municipal judge of the city is hereby authorized and directed to assess and collect the sum of $100.00 in all cases in the municipal court of the city in which the defendant is adjudged guilty of the offense charged.
3. The municipal court clerk of the city shall keep a record of, and pay into the general fund of the city at least once each month, all monies collected as court costs in all cases in the municipal court.

SECTION 2.    Ordinance No. 1255 of the City of Oswego, Kansas is hereby repealed.

SECTION 3.    This ordinance shall become effective after its publication in the official city newspaper.

Passed by the Governing Body and approved by the Mayor this 9^th day of May, 2016.       

                                                                                                                                      F.W. Cunningham, Jr., Mayor

Attest:

Carol J. Eddington, City Clerk