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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANAS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CODE; AND PROVIDING WHEN SUCH CODE AND THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE. (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-09:051 ON JANUARY 19, 2010)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:
Section 1. The Code entitled "Code of Ordinances of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas," published by Municipal Code Corporation, consisting of chapters 1 through 117, each inclusive, is adopted.
Section 2. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before May 5, 2009, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are repealed.
Section 3. The repeal provided for in section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance.
Section 4. Unless another penalty is expressly provided, every person convicted of a violation of the Code shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 500.00, or double such sum for each repetition thereof. If the violation is, in its nature, continuous in respect to time, the penalty for allowing the continuance thereof is a fine not to exceed 250.00 for each day that the same is unlawfully continued. If a violation of this Code is also punishable under state law, the penalty for the violation shall be as prescribed by state law for the state offense. The imposition of a penalty does not prevent revocation or suspension of a license, permit or franchise. Violations of the Code that are continuous with respect to time are a public nuisance and may be abated by injunctive or other equitable relief. In addition to the penalty prescribed above, the city may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances, injunc...
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