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AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF OAKHURST STREET BY TRACTOR SEMI-TRAILERS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to drive, or permit the driving of, any tractor semi-trailer unit upon the following described streets:
(1) Oakhurst Avenue, from Puryear Street on the West, to Floyd Street on the East.
Section 2: The Mayor, or some person designated by him, is hereby authorized and directed to erect appropriate signs on said streets setting out the restrictions herein contained.
Section 3: Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be fined in any sum not to exceed Fifteen Dollars ($15.00).
Section 4: It is found and declared by the City Council that the use of the aforementioned streets by tractor semi-trailer units has caused extensive damage to the street surface, curbs and parkways, said streets and intersections having insufficient width to handle the larger vehicles, which have other routes available for their use, and this Ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 19th day of October, 1964.