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AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE SOLICITATION OF ANY BUSINESS IN REGARD TO, THE ENTERING INTO OF ANY CONTRACT IN REGARD TO OR THE SALE OF ANY COUPON BOOK, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING A PENALTY THEREFORE
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
SECTION 1: From and after the passage and adoption of this Ordinance it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the solicitation of any business in regard to any coupon or coupon book, to enter into any contract or agreement in regard to any coupon or coupon book, or to sell or to hold or posses for the purpose of sale any coupon or coupon book within the City of Jonesboro.
SECTION 2: Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this Ordinance, shall upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty Five and No/100 Dollars (25.00) nor more than One hundred and No/100 Dollars (100.00), and each solicitation or contract, or each such coupon or coupon book found in the possession of any such person shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 3: It being found and determined by the City Council that such coupons or coupon books are not in the best interest of the general public welfare and of the merchants of said City; that such coupons are not a lawful and legitimate means of advertising; and the nature of such coupons or coupon books in such as to enable to perpetration of a fraud upon the general public and the merchants of this City, as has been the case in the past; and that such coupon or coupon books or hereby found and declared to be a public fraud upon the general public and the merchants of this City, as has seen the case in the past; and that such coupons or coupon books or hereby found and declared to be a public nuisance. Now, therefore, this Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation and protection of the public peace, health, and safety an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ...
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