97-038 ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 21-10 OF SAID CODE
ORDINANCE NO. 97-038
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING
SECTION 21-10 OF SAID CODE; PERMITTING THE CITY OF PARI5 TO RECEIVE
MONEY INTO A TRUST FROM INDIVIDUALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OFFERING
THE SAME AS A REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND
CONVICTION OF PERSONS COMMITTING CRIMES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY
NOT TO EXCEED $500.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1997.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
Section 1. That Section 21-10 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. 21-10. Reward for arrest and conviction for crimes committed within
the City of Paris.
"(a) The City hereby offers a reward of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
to any person supplying information or evidence which results in the arrest and
conviction of any person found guilty of committing the offense of theft or
vandalism of City property. This reward is a standing offer and shall be paid out
of the general fund of the City. The amount of the reward to be paid in each case
is to be determined by a committee composed of the director of finance, chief of
police, and city attorney. Members of the city's police department, members of
the City's fire department with assigned responsibilities for arson investigation,
department heads, and division heads are not eligible to receive the reward herein
established.
"(b) The City may receive any amount of money from individuals and place the
same into a trust and offer the full amount thereof as a reward to any person
supplying information or evidence which results in the arrest and conviction of any
person found guilty of committing an offense within the City of Paris. Members
of the city's police department, members of the City's fire department with
assigned responsibilities for arson investigation, department heads, and division
heads are not eligible to receive the reward herein established. Any amounts held
in trust by the City for such purposes described herein and not awarded shall be
returned to the individual placing such money for reward into trust upon (1) the
expiration of the time for which the reward was offered, (2) a conviction in the
case for which the reward was offered without a qualifying person being eligible
to collect such reward, or (3) the inability to prosecute in the case for which the
reward was offered due to the expiration of the statute of limitations."
Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of
a Misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $500.00, and each
and every day's continuance of any violation of the above-enumerated section shall constitute and
be deemed a separate offense.
5ection 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly
repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective on September 1, 1997.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11 th day of August, 1997.
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,-Eric S. Cli or , or
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVE AS TO FORM:
T K. ayne , City Attorney