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Whereas the contention of the County Attorney that he is en-
titled to fees upon convictions in the Corporation Court of this
City has been decided against said County Attorney in the higher
courts of the State, and the City can now without oppressing the
defendants in said Court collect the entire City Attorneys fees as
allowed by law, And,

Whereas the business of said court under the operation of the
Corporation court bill and present charter provisions has constant-
ly increased and is assuming its old time magnitude bringing in a
large revenue to the city, and requiring the employment of an as-
sistant city attorney, whose time shall be devoted to said court,
And,

Whereas it is regarded as inexpedient to pay said attorney
out of the treasury of said city or to allow him a fixed sum as
compensation, and it is believed that better services can be had
and all burden upon the city treasury avoided by restoring to the
legal limit the fees for the City Attorney upon convictions in said
court and by devoting the increase of said fees to the payment of
said Assistant City Attorney, Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth:-
Section 1. That R. E. L. Roy is hereby appointed assistant
city attorney to prosecute for the city in all cases before the
Corporation Court of said city and it is made his duty to attend xx
all sessions of said court and to represent the City in the prose-
cution of said cases.

Section 2. That the said Roy is hereby allowed as full com-
pensation for his said services one half of the fees taxed for the
City Attorney in such cases, which half of said fees shall be paid
to him by the City Secretary as the same are collected in money,
but the city shall not be liable to him for fees worked out by con-