APPENDIX A – CHARTER ORDINANCESAPPENDIX A – CHARTER ORDINANCES\Charter Ordinance No. 5

A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF WELLSVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, KANSAS, FORM SECTION 12-4112 OF THE K.S.A. AND SUBSTITUTE ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT, AUTHORIZING THE ASSESSMENT OF COURT COSTS IN CASES HEARD IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY OF WELLSVILLE, KANSAS.

Section 1. Exemption Election. The City of Wellsville, a city of the third class, by virtue of the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to and does exempt itself from and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 12-4112, which is not uniformly applicable to all cities, the legislature having made special provisions applying to certain classes of the cities in said enactment.

Section 2. Court Costs. In lieu of the provisions of K.S.A. 12-4112, the governing body of the City of Wellsville hereby adopts the following:

       In all Municipal Court cases where the accused persons plead guilty or nolo contendere, or is found guilty, such person shall be assessed cost in the amount of not less than ten ($10) dollars for the administration of justice in the Municipal Court of Wellsville, Kansas, and in addition thereto, the Municipal Judge of the City of Wellsville, Kansas, is authorized and empowered to assess witness fees and mileage permitted and allowed pursuant to K.S.A. 12-4112.

(4-14-1982)