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BE TT ORIaAIIdED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST A~EB~PHIS, ARKANSASr
SECTION 1. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY -• The City
Attorney shall be a resident of the City of West Memphis, Crittenden
County, Arkansas shall be learned in the ].aw, be admitted to practice
in. all the Courts in this State both State and Federal at least
years prior to kais election.
SEC` TION 2. DUTIES OF CITY ATTORNEY -The City Attorn®y shall b®
the legal adviser of all officers of said City upon all subjects arising
by virtue of the Ordinances of the City of West Memphis, the Statutes
of the State of Arkansas and Ordinanc®s adopted in accordance therewith.
He shall attends prosecute or defend all suits, actions ®r proceedings,
either civil or criminal, for and on behalf of said City or in which the
City may be concerned. '
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He shall when requested, flarnish a written opinion upon any
subject, arising by virtue thereof, submitted to him by the City Covncil~
any of its Committees the Mayor, or other official of said City, attend
the meetings of the Council, draw all Contracts and Agreements between
the said City and other praties, and such other legal instruments and
papers as may be required in connection with the administration of city
affairs and perform such other professional service as shall proper]y
pertain to his office.
SECTION 3. PROCEED BY INFORMATION .. He shall. proceed by infor-`~~ ,
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oration against ~' person charged with violation of any of the Ordinanee~~
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of the City of West Memphis or Statutes of the State of Arkansas which
have been adopted by said City.
SECTION !~. LANGUAGE OF INFORMATION •• The language of the infor-
oration mash be certain as to the title of the prosecution and the name
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of the party or parties prosecuted. It shall not be necessary to include
a statement of the act or acts constituting the offense unless the offense
can not be charged without doing so, Nor shall it be necessary to allege
the act or acts constituting the offense xere done xilfullys unlaxfully,
feloniously maliciously deliberately or with premeditation but the
name of the offense charged in .the information shall carry with it all
such allegations. Ths City Attoa~ney upon request of the defendant, shall
file a Bill of Particulars setting out the act or acts upon which the
City relies for conviction.
SECTION FORM OF INFORMATION •. Such information shall be ~ ~~'-~
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in the follorm3.ng Form: --
INFORMATION FOR WARRANT OF ARREST
In The Municipal Court of The) More ,Municipal Judge
City of West Memphis, Arkansas)
CITY' OF 'NtEST ME6~'HIS )
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,Defendant)
Comes ,City Attorney of West Memphis, Arkansas,
and in the name and by the authority of the City of West Memphis accuses
of the offense of
committed i.n the City of West Memphis
on or about the day of , 19 ~ committed as
follo'rs, to-xit:
That the said party above named, in the City of West Memphis,
.Arkansas, and on the date aforesaid, did unlaxfully
against
the peace and dignity of the City of West Memphis and the State of Arkansas.
Wherefore, said City Attorney prays that the Municipal Court Clerk
of this Court issue a xarrant of arrest and apprehension of said. party
that he may be brought before the said Municipal Court of the City of West
Memphis to be dealt xith according to lax,
City Attorney for City of West Memphis
SECTION 6~ OTHER DUTIES •• The duties herein prescribed shall
not be considered as exclusive but shall be its addition to any others
now prescribed by Ordinances of tale City of West l(emph3.s or the Statutes
of the State of Arkansas which have been adopted by the City of Pest
Memphis or which ffight be applicable.
PASSED AND APPR~OPED this dsy of ~ 19~,,.
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City Clerk