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A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED: “AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC AND PLACING STOP SIGNS ON CERTAIN STREETS AND AVENUES AND INTERSECTIONS THEREOF IN THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS,” AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
SECTION 1. The Council hereby finds and declares that the condition of traffic is such as to endanger the traveling public at the intersections of the following streets and avenues and that stop signs should be placed on said streets and avenues; and the points where stop signs are to be placed are more particularly described as follows:
On the west side of Flint Street 5 feet east of the east line of Madison Avenue as it intersects Elm Street.
On the south side of Elm 5 feet west of the west line of Madison Avenue as it intersects Elm Street.
On the east side of Madison Avenue 5 feet south of south line of Nettleton Avenue as it intersects Madison Avenue.
On the south side Matthews Avenue 5 feet west of the west line of Church Street as it intersects Matthews Avenue.
On the north side of Matthews Avenue 5 feet east of the east line of Church Street as it intersects Matthews Avenue.
And the Chief of Police or some person designated by him is hereby directed to place stop signs at all the points herein above described.
SECTION 2. All person operating vehicles on said streets or avenues shall bring such vehicles to a complete stop at a distance of not less than five feet from said intersections so marked with stop signs no more than 25 feet from said intersections; all such distances being measured from the boundary line of such intersections.
SECTION 3. All person, firms or corporations violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than $5.00 nor more than $25.00.
SECTION 4. And it being found that the said hazardous traffic situation is productive of many collisions and that the immediate passage and enforcement of this ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, peace and safety an emergency is therefore hereby declared and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, adoption and publication as required by law.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of June, 1950.