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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR 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 are such as to endanger the traveling public and pedestrians on certain streets and at certain inter-sections that certain traffic control devices are to be established and placed on the following streets:
A. “Stop” signs to be placed at the intersection of Bridge Street and Roseclair Street with traffic on Roseclair Street to yield to traffic on Bridge Street.
B. “Stop” signs to be placed on all four corners of the intersection of Cherry Street and Citizens Street.
C. “Stop” sign to be placed on the southwest corner of Sequoia Street with traffic on Sequoia Street to yield to traffic on Indian Trails.
D. “Stop” sign to be placed at the intersection of Dupwe Street and Tanglewood Street with traffic on Tanglewood Street to yield to traffic on Dupwe Street.
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 street at the proper places, appropriated 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Section 5: All ordinances and/or part of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.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 devises on these streets, there is a great possibility that failure to have these control ...
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