HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 0267ORDINANCE. N ` 1
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IffiT.00D'. COUNTY
OF 'LOS ANGELLPS,. STATE OF CALIFO`_RNIA, 'CREATING"
A . CLERIL OF'= TrM .CITY COURT._ GI�'':THE CITY"OF ' • '
LYNVWOOD; AND, PROVIDING H'OR BOND; AND SALARY;.
.AND AUTH0RIZ.ITTG.AL4D ESTABLISHING A TRUST FUND
FOR BAILt B.010 h_01TFY; .AIdD, " SPEC IFYIIZG THE DUTIES
OF THE.CLERK:
The people' of the :City..of Lynwood, a, h1unicipal Corporation;
do hereby ordain- as.follomq:
SECTION 1:' ESTABLISHING'. THE OFFICE OF CLERK OF CITY COURT.i _
The, office, of . Clerk" of the :City Court of the City of 1Lynivood is
" hereby'e The City - 'Council' shall. by resolution fix..
the. arrount`of salary of such Clerk,, 'and such Clerk shal'l`be'
appointed' by - and-shall hold office at the pleasure of the City
Council.
SECTION . 2:• BOND • OF CLERIC: The ,Clerk of, the :City - Court 'of. ,
the City .of "Lynwood shall before' entering the duties of said
office, take an oath -of office a.nd. "file a surety.00nd'in. "the
SUM of x ,2, 000. 00 to be approved by the City Council for
the- faithful performance or her. trust, -and the said bond
shall'ruh for the refit of the' City of''.Lynviood,+ and any party
or. parties' who may suffer damages by virtue 6f any wrongful-'act
or default of said.Cle.rk.,
The. City Council.•may,at.any time by resolution require. the:
Clerk of. the City Court. to . give a higher or additional " y.
bond,. The "bond of the Clerk of the City Court 3 is to be paid by
the City -of Lynwood.
.SECTION' 3: .ESTABLISHING rOF TRUST FUND: Such "Clerk shal'1
"establish in a .public 'bAnking "institution of the City of Lynwood
California; a ba11'bond. 1. trust fiend, "which sh ail `be carried Minder:,
the of Clerk of" City Court "
y Trustee," into which. the said,�.
Clerk shall ,deposit all moneys„ received by said Clerk for cash
bail or bail -bond or forfeits, or costs, or any money. whatsoever
paid into said Said deposit to be,made on or. before the
next secular day,.following,tha receipt., of said moneys by'the
'. - Clerk'. '. - -
SECTION 4:' DISBUI?SEn:ENT OF TRUST MONEY:' DUTIES OF :'CLERK.
Said trust moneys so deposited'`in accordance iwi th this.Ordinance
`are' to be held in' trust by the Clerk of said Court' until the.
Judge . of'the - City Court 'of the',L`ity of Lynwood, shal,l
disbursement •thereof;' -_
;l`hsn•� cash bail or . money'.depos ted in lieu,.of bail has
by,'the:C ty;Court',been ordered -exonerated,' the'Clerk,shall
promptly,. re pay,-cut of said funds to the person depositing the
cash••bai<1 or, money in. -lieu - thereof; the amount deposited in such' -'
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case. ;
In any _case where the City Court has, declare "forfeit of.
the bail or the money 'deposited in 'lieu of bail; , the' Clerk. sliall
hold sa'd` money in 'said trust fund' for• ninety days,.''after the
`entry of the forfeiture in the: after•.which : the Clerk
shall immediately deposit said moheys'with the City`Treasurer v
of the City of Lynwood, and advise' the City Treasurer the source
- of•the and the fund'or "funds'to such 'M* one ys 'should'
b'e- properly: credited. Z.
lr/liere , the bail or money in lieu 'of bail is deposited with':
the Clerk of the City: Court by the .defendant personally, and.,the •,
defendant shall.•rieglect or jail to appear and the City Court, has
declared the same forfeited, and the'forfeiture.is not discharged-'
'or "remitted, said..Clerk shall'. after holding said money, thirty,
days subsequent to order.of forfeiture, pay.-said money to
the. City`. Treasurer of •the''City of Lynwood; and advise the 'city
Treasurer the source of the funds, and the fU.nda'br funds to 'which
it`sh'ould properly be 'credited; '
1 17here money" i's, deposited instead, of bail, either '.by the
defendant personally, "`or ;by, person or persons" -on .behalf of
said defendant; and. such -money remains on deposit at the
time of judgment for the .payment of a fine, the clerk must,
under .the. of, the court apply the money in satis_.
faction, thereof, and after satisfying the fine arid- costs, r.
must forthwith, refund the •surplus, if 'any ,"to 'the 'defendant'
or, 'to 'the . person or persons, found by.the to: ; have
..deposited such:m on behalf of said defendant
That 'the said Clerk shall .in - ' all other instances disburse
said funds in:strict accordance with the .written Order of the• '
Court,
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-: That. all disbursements by said Clerk shall be made by,
check to be` signed -by the said Clerk'as Trustee.
The • said Clerk.6hall, a set bf,'6o.oks• and records'show;-
ing all - receipts -and disbursements and identifying the source r
of ;money received, That.,said .Clerk sliall ",•issue duplicate
receipts, for any money ebllected, .and, - retain one 'copy `for , . .
Court'records . 'That the' records'.of. said- Clerk 'shall be in all'.'.
respects considered the records of.the Court. *.
That - the Clerk of the,City Court shall submit a. written
report'which` shall. be duly - verified " to •the.City Couiicil at.:the•
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end of each current month shovring in'detail moneys received;'
moneys disbursed, and moneys; on deposit; and !laming " the depos
" itary;.
SECTION 5: ..Any, provisions or clauses of'.the several Ordin
ahces of . tile_ City of Zynwoo "d in 'conflict herewith. are `hereby
:expressly repealed:
SECTION 6: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
.and adoption•of'this Ordinance, and: cause. "the same,to be
'published`bnce in the "LT0 JOOD "PRESS" a weekly neWSpaper of• '
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,, PASSED, APPROVED' AND ADOPTED ,,this ' '4th „ day • 'of.
µ Pebi'iia -•^ ,
Mayor of the, City of: Lynwood
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'STATE Or CALIr'G�ZidIA �) � t "
'COUNTY qF LOS'ANUELES,` ) ss '
CITY OF YIdtiT0OD;; -
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I, tTlerundersigne L City dierk'of the- City of Lyn�rood, °'Calif'orniw'
do,'hereby. certify that the `above and fore oing"'Ordihahc,e.was. duly,.
adopted °.by the 'City of said City, at a:regulan,meeting thereof e,
+held in<:the Ci -ty , ,Hall,; of sand City: on the 4tg.` clay "o February
s 1936 and.;passed by he foll6wing vote
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