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ORDINANCE SETTING OUT THE PROCESS OF NOTICE FOR BUILDING AND REPAIRING OF SIDEWALKS
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The Mayor is hereby authorized and it is his duty to give notice to the owners, agents and occupants of any property lying upon or fronting upon any of the streets of the City of Jonesboro, to build sidewalks, whenever directed by the City Council so to do.
The notice shall be in writing and shall designate the width of sidewalk to be constructed, and the material. The notice shall be delivered to the owner of the property if the owner be known to the Mayor and if the said owner be living in the City of Jonesboro; but if the owner be unknown to the Mayor, or if he reside outside of the City of Jonesboro, the notice may be delivered to the agent or occupant of the property.
Whenever any person shall have been notified to build or repair any sidewalk if such person be the owner or occupant or agent of the property fronting or lying upon any such street, and the said notice shall have been served not less than ten days before the time allowed in which such sidewalk must be completed according to the notice given, if the person so failing, neglecting or refusing to build or repair sidewalks as directed, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in any sum not less than Five Dollars and not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars, and such persons shall be arrested and fined once a week thereafter until such sidewalk be built or repaired as directed.
The City Council may direct the mayor to give notices to have sidewalks built or repaired either by resolution or by motion, in which the street and the side thereof shall be set out, so that the property along which the sidewalks are to be built or repaired shall be definitely located.
Passed and approved 21st day of March, 1904