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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, SECTION 55-38,
CUSTOMERS' CHECKS, AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 17-1.2
SERVICE CHARGE FOR RETURNED CHECKS, TO PROVIDE FOR
A SERVICE CHARGE OF $10 FOR CHECKS RETURNED AS NON-
NEGOTIABLE/NONCASHABLE SUBMITTED AS PAYMENT TO THE
CITY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances be amended by amending
Section 55-38 CustomersChecks, to hereafter read as follows:
55-38. Customers' Checks.
Any customer issuing a check to the City for payment of a utility
account shall be charged ten dollars ($10) for the handling of said check if
the check is returned as nonnegotiable/noncashable by the City's bank of
deposit for reason of no funds, account closed or for any other reason..,
The nonpayment of such charge could result in the service being disconnected
and customer's deposit applied against the services.
SECTION 2. That the Code of Ordinances be amended by adding a
new section, 17-1.2 Service Charge for Returned Checks, said section to
hereafter read as follows:
17.1.2 Service Charge for Returned Checks.
In addition to any other authorized penalty or interest, there
is hereby established a service charge of ten dollars ($1O) for
any checks returned as nonnegotiable/noncashable to any
department, division, or entity of the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 3. That all ordinances in conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4. Publication shall be made in the official publication
of the City of Corpus Christi one time, which publication shall contain the
caption stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance.
SEP 2 8 19R4
16953 MICROFILMED
That the foregoing ordinance was read for tk, firstitimeand passed to its
second reading on this the /9 day ofM.A.—rCA,, 19 , by the
following vote:
• Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
That the foregoing ordinance was read fo
third reading on this the 101 -day of
following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
nd time ad passed to its
2 19 2 by the
That the foregoino prdinance read for the th.ird time and passed finally
on this the c2if day of 2 , by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the
ATTEST:
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Secretary .
day of
APPRO D:
• DAY OF
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, ITY ATT RNEY
By
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Nueces.
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PUBLISHER'S AriFthAVIT v. 349257 CITY OF . C. C
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came
BILLIE J. HENDERSON
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who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the
ACCOUNTING CLERK of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times,
Baty Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 1615.3:„..,
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in
CORPUS CHRISTI CHRISTI CALLER -TIMES
on the.2.2...t..h._ day of MAY 19 82., and once each day thereof trr for one
consecutive day
one Times.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of APRI 19 az_
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lic, uec County, Texas
ED OSIER
Notary P