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ORDINANCE NO. 7 3 6
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE OPERATION OF THREE WHEELERS
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS; DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, there has been an increasing number of accidents
involving three wheelers and an alarming number of cases of
vandalism involving three wheelers; there exis,ts in the City of
Jacksonville a need to prohibit the use of said three wheelers
within the city limits of Jacksonville in order to preserve the
health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants,:
THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Ci ty Council of th,e Ci ty
of Jacksonville, Arkansas, THAT:
S'ection 1: It is unlawful to operate a three wheeler
within the city limits of Jacksonville, Arkansas.
"Three
wheeler" shall mean every motor vehicle or cycle having a seat
or saddle for use of the rider and designed to travel on three
(3) wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor
and a motorized bicycle.
Section 2: This Ordinance shall not prohibit operation
of three wheelers on one's own private property.
Section 3: Every person who is convicted of a violation
of this Ordinance shal1 be punished by a fine of not less than
one-hundred dollars ($100.00), nor more than three-hundred
dollars ($300.00). On a second or subsequent conviction of a
violation of this Ordinance, a person shall be punished by a fine
of not less than two-hundred dollars ($200.00), nor more than
five-hundred dollars ($500.00) and at the discretion of the
judge may be imprisoned for not more than ten (10) days.
Section 4: The invalidity of any part of this Ordinance
shall not invalidate any other part hereof.
Section 5: All Ordinances and Resolutions, or parts
thereof, in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 6: It is ascertained and declared that the need
to prohibit the use of three wheelers within the city limits of
Jacksonvil1e is necessary for the preservation of the life,
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health, and p,roperty of the inhabitants of the City and that in
order to protect its inhabitants, the penalty set forth in this
Ordinance must be immediately implemented in order to properly
provide the needed protection. IT IS THEREFORE, declared that
an emergency exists, that this Ordinance is necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety,
and that this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from
and ,illuuediately after its passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS
DAY OF
19 84 .
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
ORVTNANCE PRESENTEV JANUARY' ,let, ]q84; Th,etLe wa-4' no a,c.:ti;~<LtlJ on t/ie ORVINANCE
AT THAT TIME.