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ORDINANCE NO. q1 0
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE SPILLING OF LOADS UPON THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS; PROVIDING
PENALTIES THEREFOR; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE:
SECTION 1. No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any street or highway
within the corporate limits of the City of Batesville unless such vehicle is
so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, shifting,
leaking, spilling or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be
dropped for the purpose of securing traction or water or other substances may
be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining such roadway.
SECTION 2. Any person, firm, company or corporation convicted of driving
or having caused to be driven a vehicle upon the streets and highways within
the corporate limits of the City of Batesville, Arkansas in violation of Sectio
1 of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of the commission of a misdemeanor
and shall be fined not less than ten ($10.00) dollars nor more than one hundred
($100.00) dollars.
SECTION 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. This ordinance being necessary for the maintenance and control
of traffic conditions, prevention of traffic and health hazards and further
necessary for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens
of Batesville, Arkansas, an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance
(shall take effect and be in force from and after the date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS , 4f DAY OF
ATTEST:
1979.
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Peyton olden, Mayor
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Larr Williams, City Clerk