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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CERTAIN LANDS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS; ASSIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY TO WARD 3; ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY RESIDENTIAL (R-2); DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FURTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS, a Petition for the annexation of certain lands to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, hereinafter described, was duly filed in the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas on June 29, 1981; and
WHEREAS, said Petition for the annexation of the land was duly signed by the sole owner of all of the acreage to have been annexed to the City of Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS, an Order setting hearing upon said Petition was entered, notice was duly published of said hearing an a hearing upon said Petition was duly had and held in the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas on August 24, 1981, at 7:00 P.M. at which hearing it was duly found and declared that said Petition for annexation was right and proper and that such lands hereinafter described should be annexed to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, whereupon an Order of annexation was made and entered; and
WHEREAS, thirty (30) days have expired since the Order of annexation dated September 1, 1981 and no proceedings to prevent said annexation have been filed in the Circuit Court for the Jonesboro District of Craighead County, Arkansas, said annexation proceedings were in all things confirmed by the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its Order of October 7, 1981.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: the territories and lands annexed to the City of Jonesboro by Order of the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas dated September 1, 1981 be and are hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and said territory hereinafter described shall be hereafter deemed and taken to be a part and parcel of the limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas and the inhabitance residing therein shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges of the inhabitance within the original limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 2: The lands and territories hereby annexed to and accepted by the City of Jonesboro. Arkansas, are more particularly described as follows:
A part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 17, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, more particularly described as follows: Commence at a point 186 feet South of the Northeast corner of the Section 17 aforesaid; thence run South 210 feet; thence West 420 feet; to the point of beginning proper, containing 2 acres, more or less.
Section 3: The lands and territories annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro and assigned and attached to Ward 3 of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 4: Said lands and territories hereby annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby zoned Residential (R-2).
Section 5: It is hereby found and declared by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas that there is now an extreme urgency that the territory herein be immediately annexed to and accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, so that said property and the citizens and property owners of said territory described herein can be entitled to fire, police zoning, water and sewage and other protections and benefits that said benefits and protections are urgently needed now in order to allow orderly growth and development of said lands and territories. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th day of December, 1981.