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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF FEES FOR THE INSPECTION OF BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION WORK WITHIN THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
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BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. That from and after the passage of this ordinance every person desiring a building permit of any kind or character shall pay to the City Collector the sum of $2.00 for buildings to cost $500.00 or less, the sum of $4.00 for buildings to cost between $500.00 and $1,000.00, cost in excess of $1,000.00 the sum of $4.00 plus the sum of $1.00 for each $1,000.00 or fractional part thereof in excess of $1,000.00. And said Collector shall issue his receipt therefore.
SECTION 2. The Building Inspector shall not issue a permit for building, constructing, rebuilding, remodeling, reconstructing any building unless the applicant therefore shall present to said Inspector the receipt of the City Collector for the fee provided in Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall not be construed to repeal any other ordinances now in effect.
SECTION 4. And it being found that the City is without adequate funds to supervise and inspect building and construction work within the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it being further found that numerous buildings which are hazardous to the public health and safety have been erected without adequate inspection and that this ordinance is necessary to provide adequate inspection of construction work and that its immediate adoption is necessary to protect the public health, peace and safety; an emergency is therefore hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, adoption and publication.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of June, 1950.