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AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING CERTAIN TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY 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 is such as to endanger the traveling public and pedestrians on certain streets and that certain traffic control devices are to be provided and placed on the following streets:
(a). “No Parking” signs on Dogwood Land from Flint to Sherwood from 7:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
(b). “No Parking” signs on Sherwood from Dogwood to West Highland from 7:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
Section 2: The drivers of all vehicles shall obey all traffic control signs 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 on the above described streets, at the proper place, 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 to 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Section 5: All ordinances and/or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.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 hereby found and declared by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, that due to increasing traffic congestion and lack of traffic control as set out above, there is a great possibility that failure to have these control devices will cause danger to life and property; therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of October, 1981.