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ORDINANCE NO. 6657
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO ENTER INTO
AN AGREEMENT WITH PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS FOR THE DETENTION IN
THE WOMEN'S QUARTERS OF THE CITY JAIL OF CERTAIN WOMEN PRISONERS
HELD BY PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized
and directed to enter into the following agreement with Pulaski
County, Arkansas:
WHEREAS, the County of Pulaski, Arkansas desires to
make a contract with some responsible party or parties
for the maintenance and safekeeping of certain female
prisoners (hereafter known as "prisoners ") held in
the name of or under the authority of the State of
Arkansas pending a decision as to the disposition to
be made of said prisoners; and
1HEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas is en-
larging its facilities for the detention of women
prisoners in order that suitable detention facilities
will be available for all classes of women prisoners,
and
WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas is will-
ing to accept for maintenance and safe - keeping, said
"prisoners" upon the terms and conditions hereinafter
set out,
THEREFORE, it is agreed by the County of Pulaski,
Arkansas and the City of Little Rock, Arkansas:
First, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas agrees to
accept, maintain and safe -guard in the women's quarters
` of the Little Rock city jail, any and all "prisoners"
delivered to the Little Rock city jail by the Ccunty
of Pulaski, Arkansas.
Second, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas reserves
the right to refuse to accept those "prisoners" which
in the opinion of the City of Little Rock should not
be confined in the w
and further reserves
"prisoners" from the
the women's quarters
judgment of the City
to capacity.
Third, the County
cmen's quarters of the city jail
the right to refuse to accept
County of Pulaski, Arkansas when
of the city jail are, in the
of Little Rock, Arkansas filled
of Pulaski, Arkansas hereby agrees
in exchange for the undertakings on the part of the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas, set out above, to pay
to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas the sum of One Hun-
dred and-Thirty-Five Dollars ($ 135.00 ) per months
said amount to be paid on the first day of each calendar
month for which the payment is due.
Fourth, the County of Pulaski, Arkansas agrees to
deliver said "prisoners" to the women's quarters of
the Little Rock city jail and to call for same and to
retake same into custody prior to the time set for the
hearing of any charge against each of said "prisoners ".
Fifth, the parties to this agreement reserve the
right to cancel and terminate any liability under this
agreement by giving thirty (30) days written notice
thereof to the other contracting party.
SECTION 2. Because the maintenance of separate detention
facilities for female prisoners arrested in and about the City of
Little Rock is necessary t-o the maintenance of law and order;
and because the financial assistance to be received from Pulaski
County from the agreement set out above is indispensible in the
maintenance of the women's detention quarters; and because these
facilities and the financial assistance of Pulaski County therein
will assist in preserving the public peace, health and safety,
an emergency is hereby declared to exist. This ordinance shall
be in full force and effect from and after its passage.
PASSED: May 22, 1944
APPROVED:
I Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk