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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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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: The City Council finds and declares that the conditions of traffic are such as to endanger the traveling public and pedestrians on certain streets and at certain inter-sections that certain traffic control devices are to be established and placed on the following streets:
A. “Stop” sign to be placed on the Northwest corner of Cenwood Drive and West Nettleton Avenue, with traffic southbound on Cenwood Drive to yield to traffic on West Nettleton Avenue.
B. “Stop” sign to be placed on the Northwest corner of Sante Fe Circle and West Nettleton Avenue with traffic southbound on Sante Fe Circle to yield to traffic on West Nettleton Avenue.
Section 2: The drivers of all vehicles shall obey all traffic control signs per instruction on the face thereof.
Section 3: The Chief of Police or some 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 above and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to tear down, remove or mutilate 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 $100.00.
Section 5: All ordinances and/or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.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 that due to increasing traffic congestion and lack of traffic control devices on these streets, there it a great possibility that failure to have these control devices will cause danger to lives and property, therefore an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and after its passage and approval.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of October, 1983.