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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PARKING ON CERTAIN STREETS, AVENUES AND PUBLIC WAYS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
SECTION 1. It is hereby found and declared by the Council that the following streets, avenues and public ways being narrow and the traffic on the same being heavy, it is necessary to restrict parking thereon at the following described places, to wit:
No parking shall be allowed on the North side of East Washington Avenue between Main Street and Church Street.
No Parking shall be allowed on the East side of Church Street between Cate Avenue and East Jackson Avenue.
No Parking on the South side of East Cherry Avenue between Main Street and Church Street.
No parking shall be allowed on the West side of Citizens Street between East Matthews Avenue and East Oak Avenue.
SECTION 2. The Chief of Police or some person designated by him, shall place signs lettered “No Parking” at or along the above named places and it shall be unlawful to remove, mutilate or destroy the same, without authority from the Chief of Police.
SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to park or leave standing any vehicle at any of the places hereinabove designated on said streets or avenues and any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than two dollars ($2.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each offense.
SECTON 4. And it being found that the above streets are narrow and that there is a traffic hazard existing by reason of the parking of vehicles along the places above designated in said streets and avenues and that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, adoption and publication.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of January, 1948.