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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION 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 and that certain traffic control devices are to be established and placed on the following streets and locations:
“Stop” signs to be placed at the intersection of the following streets:
(1) Ferrell & Warner, with traffic on Warner to yield to traffic on Ferrell;
(2) Ferrell & Wembleton, with traffic on Wembleton to yield to traffic on Ferrell;
(3) Ferrell & Heather Ridge Cove, with traffic on Heather Ridge Cove to yield to traffic on
Ferrell;
(4) Freeman & Wembleton, with traffic on Wembleton to yield to traffic on Freeman;
(5) Freeman & Rainwood, with traffic on Rainwood to yield to traffic on Freeman.
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Section 5: All ordinance and/or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.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 is a great possibility that failure to have these control devices will cause danger to life and property, therefore an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall that effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 19th day of August, 1985.