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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 6; ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY INDUSTRIAL (I-2); DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER 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 December 21, 1982; and
WHEREAS, said petition for the annexation of said lands was duly signed by Mayor Neil Stallings in his official capacity as Mayor for the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, as the City of Jonesboro is owner of all of the acreage to be annexed to the City of Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS, an order setting a hearing upon said petition was entered, notice was duly published of said hearing and a hearing upon said petition was duly had and held in the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, on January 24, 1983, 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 days having expired since the order of annexation dated January 24, 1983, and no proceedings to prevent said annexation having been filed in the Circuit Court for the Western District of Craighead County, Arkansas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: The territory and lands annexed to the City of Jonesboro by order of the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its order of January 24, 1983, be and are hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and said territory hereinafter described shall be hereafter deemed and taken to be apart and parcel of the limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas and the inhabitants residing therein shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges of the inhabitants within the original limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 2: The lands and territory hereby annexed to and accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, are more particularly described as follows:
Parcel A: The Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 25, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, containing 40 acres.
Parcel B: The Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 25, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, containing 40 acres.
Parcel C: The Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 25,, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, containing 40 acres.
Parcel D: The Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, containing 40 acres.
Parcel E: The part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, lying North and East of the Burlington Railroad right-of-way, containing 34 acres.
Section 3: The lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro and hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro are hereby assigned and attached to Ward 6 of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas
Section 4: Said lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby zoned Industrial (I-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 and other protection and benefits and that said benefits and protection are urgently needed now in order to allow orderly growth and development of said lands and territory. 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 1st day of July, 1985.