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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 is such as to endanger the traveling public and pedestrians on certain streets and certain intersections and that certain traffic control devices are to be established and placed on the following intersections and on the following streets:
(a) Stop signs to be placed at the intersection of Twin Oaks and Cottonwood, the traffic on Cottonwood to stop for the traffic on Twin Oaks.
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 other person designated by him is hereby directed to place and locate upon the above described streets and 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Section 5: All ordinances and/or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.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 the increasing traffic congestion and lack of traffic control devices on certain streets and at certain inter-sections, there is a great possibility that failure to have these control devices as set out above 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 20th day of August, 1979.