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AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION 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 as to endanger the traveling public and pedestrians at certain streets, intersections and along certain streets and that certain traffic control devices are established and placed at the following intersections:
A. Placing a stop sign on Bridge Street on the south side of Word, thereby making this a four-way stop intersection.
B. Placing a stop sign on Bridge Street on the north side of Allen, thereby making this a four-way stop intersection.
C. Placing a stop sign on both the east and west side of Allen, with traffic on Allen yielding to traffic on Church.
D. Placing of stop signs on Gordon, both on the east and west side, and removal of yield signs now presently existing.
E. Placing of a sign stop sign on Church Street, so as Church is to yield to Word. Removal of the stop sign from Word.
F. Placing of a stop sign on Second Street, with traffic on Second to yield to Word Street.
G. Placing of a stop sign on Third Street, with traffic on Third Street yielding to traffic on Word.
H. Placing of stop signs on both the north and south sides of Fourth Street, with traffic yielding to traffic on Word and the removal of the yield signs presently existing at this location.
I. Placing of a stop sign on Belt, with traffic on Belt yielding to traffic on Church Street.
J. Placing a stop sign on Labaume, with traffic on Labaume yielding to traffic on Belt.
K. Placing a stop sign on Miller, with traffic on Miller yielding to traffic on Belt Street.
L. Placing a stop sign on Bridge, with traffic on Bridge yielding to traffic on Belt.
M. Placing a stop sign on Gordon, with traffic on Gordon yielding to traffic on Miller.
N. Placing a stop sign on Bridge Street, the west side of Bridge, for traffic on Bridge to yield to traffic on Front.
O. Let Front Street be opened to thru traffic.
P. A “Do Not Enter” sign be placed on Bridge on the west side and a ”Do Not Enter” sign at the exit from Bridge Street to Front Street.
Section 2: The drivers of all vehicles shall obey all traffic control signs per instructions 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 above and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to tear down, remove or mutilate such 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 $25.00.
Section 5: All ordinances and/or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 6: It is found and declared by the City Council that the increasing traffic congestion and lack of traffic control devices have caused or will cause danger to the life and property and 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 effect from and after its passage and adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 24th day of February, 1975.