1999-053-ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SUBPARAGRAPH (f) OF SECTION 17-5 OF SAID CODE

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ORDINANCE NO. 99-053 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING SUBPARAGRAPH (f) OF SECTION 17-5 OF SAID CODE; PROVIDING FOR A FEE INCREASE FOR WALLET-SIZED CERTIFICATION OF BIRTH; REMOVING REFERENCE TO UNCERTIFIED COPIES OF BIRTH OR DEATH RECORDS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF AUGUST 1, 1999. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: Section 1. That subparagraph (t) of Section 17-5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows: "Sec. 17-5. Registrar of vital statistics. " "(t) The registrar of vital statistics is authorized and directed to furnish, upon request, to any qualified applicant, a certified copy of a death certificate, recorded as provided in this section, for which a fee of nine dollars ($9.00) will be charged for the first or only copy requested, and three dollars ($3.00) for each additional certified copy of the same record requested in the same request. The fee for a certified copy of a birth record shall be nine dollars ($9.00), plus a two dollar ($2.00) surcharge, for a total of eleven dollars ($11.00). The fee for a wallet-sized certification of birth shall be nine dollars ($9.00), plus a two dollar ($2.00) surcharge, for a total of eleven dollars ($11.00). Such certified copy shall be issued in only such form as approved by the state department of health, and receipts shall be made by the registrar and issued to the applicant upon receipt of forms furnished and provided by the City. When a search of birth or death records is requested, a search fee of nine dollars ($9.00) will be charged for death certificates and nine dollars ($9.00), pIus a two dollar ($2.00) surcharge, for a total of eleven dollars ($11.00) for birth certificates. Ifthe birth or death record is found and a copy purchased, then the search fee shall not be assessed. " " Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed. Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective on August 1, 1999.