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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF: AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: The City Council finds and declares that the condition of traffic is such to endanger the traveling public and pedestrians at certain streets and intersections and that certain traffic control devices are established and placed at and on the following streets and intersections: On school days only, that “One Way” traffic signals to be placed around West School between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
The One Way streets would consist of the following and also the direction of travel on each street:
West Washington from Nesbitt to Floyd one way for traffic traveling west;
Floyd from West Washington to Monroe one way traffic traveling north;
West Monroe from Floyd to Nesbitt for traffic traveling east;
Nesbitt from Monroe to Washington for traffic traveling south:
Section 2: The drivers of all vehicles shall obey all traffic control signals per instruction on the face thereof.
Section 3: The Chief of Police or some other person designated by him is hereby directed to place and locate upon the above described streets at the proper places, appropriate signs designating traffic control as set out and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to tear down, remove or mutilate such signs or violate the instructions on the face of said signs.
Section 4: Every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than Fifty-Dollars ($50.00).
Section 5: All ordinances and/or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 6: It is found and declared by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, that devices have caused or will cause danger to life and property; this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effects and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 6th day of September, 1977.