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AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE 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 is such as to endanger the traveling public and pedestrians on certain streets and certain intersections and that certain traffic control devices are to be established and placed on the following streets:
(a) 35 MPH speed zone on East Nettleton from Kitchen to Stadium Blvd.
(b) “No Parking” signs to be placed on Mallory Court (north and south sides) from Madison west to Haven from 7:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. on school days only.
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 and at the proper intersections, 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Section 5: All ordinances and/or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.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 hereby found and declared by the City Council that due to the increasing traffic congestion and due to the lack of traffic control devices on certain streets and at certain intersections, there is a great possibility that failure to have these control devices as set out above will cause danger to life and property, therefore an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety and emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of November, 1979.