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<br />. III <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 636 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3 OF <br />THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO <br />DIRECT THE CITY CLERK TO COLLECT <br />A CHARGE FOR UNPAID BANK CHECKS <br />ISSUED 'TO THE CITY. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the number of bad or unpaid checks received <br />by the City has increased greatly; and, <br />WHEREAS, unpaid checks returned to the City are <br />charged to the City and entail administrative time and expense to <br />collect. <br />NOW, THEREFOHE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: <br />Section 1. The following section is hereby added to <br />Chapter 3.04 of the Louisville Municipal Code: <br />3.04.130 Charge for Unpaid Bank Checks <br />Whenever any person shall give or cause to be given <br />to the City, or any department or agency thereof, a check drawn <br />on a bank in purported payment of any obligation due the City, <br />which check is dishonored or unpaid because of improper signature <br />or by reason of the drawer having no account or insufficient funds <br />therein or having stopped payment on the check; the City Clerk or <br />her duly authorized agent shall add the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00) <br />to the obligation due the City to cover the additional costs for <br />the unpaid check. Such sum shall be collected in the same manner <br />as any other indebtedness due the City and any receipt theretofore <br />given in reliance upon such unpaid check shall be null and void <br />and no other receipt shall be given for payment of the original <br />indebtedness until said charge has also been paid. <br />INTRODUCED, HEAD, AND ORDERED PUBLI SHED this ~iJ- <br />day of ~o)Mua&1 .1979. <br />//1 1 '~ <br />,/ ! / I ". / :J <br />( ltJ;,( /: /(U:,l?ff-1/ <br />Mayoj-;/,..- <br />{r/ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />~T: <br />.- _-M~ ))1. All <br /> <br />City Clerk <br />