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EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 153-C
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA: PROVIDING FOR THE
TERMINATION OF THE CLERMONT MUNICIPAL COURT: PROVIDING FOR
THE TERMINATION OF THE POSITION OF MUNCIPAL JUDGE; PROVID-
ING FOR THE REPEAL OF ARTICLE IV OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY
OF CLERMONT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 72-403, Laws of Florida, Article V, Section 20, Constitu-
tion of the State of Florida; and rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Florida
require the termination of municipal courts and the transfer of jurisdiction of
municipal ordinances to the County Court, Lake County, Florida, on or before
January 3, 1977, and
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Clermont desires to effectuate a
smooth transition from Municipal Court to County Court, and
WHEREAS, approval of the Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit and
approval by the Supreme Court of the State of Florida is required and an emergency
situation exists in regard to the time of obtaining said approval,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Clermont:
Section 1. That the Clermont Municipal Court is terminated.
Section 2, That the position of Municipal Judge is terminated.
Section 3. Article IV of the Charter of the City of Clermont is hereby
repealed.
Section 4, All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
Section 5, Should any section or part of this section be declared invalid
by any court of competent jurisdiction, such adjudications shall not apply or affect
any other provision of this Ordinance, except to the extent that the entire section
or part of the section may be inseparable in meaning and effect from the section
to which such holding shall apply.
Section 6, This Emergency 'Ordinance shall take ,èHecLupon -approy.~l(jf
the Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida and approval
by the Supreme Court of the State of Florida on September 30, 1976, or as soon
thereafter as the transition may be effected.
Passed and ordained by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake
County, Florida this lOth day of August, 1976,
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;-CARLISLE A. BYRD, JR., MAYOR PRO TEM
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA
JULY TERM, A, D. 1976
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1976
IN RE: ABOLITION OF MUNICIPAL
COURT OF CITY OF
CLERMONT
CASE NO. 50,042
WHEREAS, the City of Clermont has ordained the abolition
of its Municipal Court effective September 30, 1976, pursuant
to the provisions of Article V, Section 20(d) (4) , Florida
Constitution, and Section 34.192, Florida Statutes, as evidenced
by its Emergency Ordinance No, 153-C passed and adopted August 10,
1976; and,
WHEREAS, the Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit
has been notified of and approved said Ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority vested in the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by Section 34,192(1), Florida
Statutes, permission is hereby granted for abolition of said
Municipal Court effective the date given above.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
IE JUSTICE
SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA
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By: Î~ D, ~ ' Deputy Clerk.
Y, CC: Ms. Dolores W, Carroll, City
Clerk; Mayor Carlisle A. Byrd, Jr.;
Hon. James C. Watkins, Clerk;
Board of County Ccmnissioners;
Hen. John w, Booth; County Judges;
Hon. Ibbert E. Pierce, Public Defender;
Hon. Gordon G. Oldham, Jr., State Attorney;
City Attorney