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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. Speed Limit on Cartwright Street will be 25 mph.
B. “STOP” sign to be placed at the intersection of Caretaker Road and Main Craighead Forrest Loop Road with traffic on Caretaker Road to yield to traffic on Main Craighead Forrest Loop Road.
C. “STOP” sign to be placed at the intersection of Paula and Covey with traffic on Paula to yield to traffic on Covey.
D. “STOP” sign to be placed at the intersection of Paula and Patricia with traffic on Patricia to yield to traffic on Paula.
Section 2: The driver of all vehicles shall obey all traffic control sighs 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, 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 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Section 5: All ordinances and/or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.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 devices on these streets, there is a great possibility that failure to have these control devices will cause danger to life and property, therefore and emergency...
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