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A RESOLUTION BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WHEREAS, certain individuals and corporations intere sted in the preservation of law and order in the City of At l anta have pledged to the City of Atlanta the payment of sums t otaling the amount of $10,000 to be used as a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons guilty of the shooting and death of HERBERT VORNER and the shooting and wounding of ROY WRIGHT; and WHEREAS, the City of Atlanta, in the enforcement of law and order within said City, is willing to accept said p l edge of funds and to establish such reward and the regulations and requirements for the payment of such a reward, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta as follows: 1. That the pledge of cer ta in funds by certain in- dividuals and corporations of the City of Atlanta in th e total amount of $10,000 for the payment of a reward in that amount for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons guilty of the shooting and death of HERBERT VORNER and the shooting and wounding of ROY WRIGHT, be and the same i s 2. 0r eby accepted. That there is hereby established a Committee com- posed of the City Attorney, Chief of Police and Chairma n of the Police Committee of the City of Atlanta which shall determine the payment of the reward as set forth herein. This Committee will work with the appropriate law en f orcement officers concerned with the sh oo ting and death of HERBERT VORNER �and the shoo ting and wounding of ROY WRI GHT to determine the pers on or per sons who may b e ent it le d to rewards and th e' p e rcentage of such rewards. The decision of this Committee shall be f i na l. 3. No reward will be earned or payable hereunder until a convict i on of the person or persons charged with the criminal act has been ob t ained and the appeal, if any, has been finally determined in favor of conviction or the time for such appeal has expired. If, however, the person or persons charged with a criminal act dies prior to conviction the Committee named above may, nevertheless, in its sole discretion, determine that a reward or rewards should be paid and pay such reward or rewards under this resolution. �