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AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKING ON A PORTION OF MATTHEWS AVENUE; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF: AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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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, no person, firm or corporation shall park, stop or leave standing any vehicle of any kind whatsoever on either side of Matthews Avenue from its intersection with Gee Street on the west to its intersection with Caraway Road on the East, with the exception of an area on the South side of Matthews Avenue extending westward 85 feet from its intersection with Kitchen Street and an area on the North side of Matthews Avenue extending eastward 85 feet from its intersection with Kitchen Street.
Section 2: The Chief of Police or some person designated by him is hereby directed to place and locate appropriate signs reading “No Parking” at appropriate places along the forgoing street and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to tear down, remove or mutilate such signs.
Section 3: Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in any sum not to exceed Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) with each day a violation continues to be a separate offense.
Section 4: It is found and declared by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro that the parking of vehicles on the described portion of Matthews Avenue, due to the narrowness of such street, has resulted in traffic hazards and resulting injury to persons or property and this Ordinance being necessary for the preservation of public peace and safety, and emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED and APPROVED this 20th day of July, 1964.