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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CERTAIN LANDS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT DATED MARCH 11, 1969; ASSIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY TO WARD 6; 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, Western District, on January 6, 1969; and
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, Western District, on January 6, 1969; and
WHEREAS, said petition for the annexation of said land was signed by all of the real estate owners, owning 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 on March 11, 1969, at which hearing it was duly found and declared that said petition was duly , 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, whereupon an order of annexation was made and entered; and
WHEREAS, 30 days has expired since the order of annexation dated March 11, 1969, and no proceedings to prevent said annexation having been filed in the Circuit Court for the Western District of Craighead County, Arkansas, said annexation proceedings were in all things confirmed by the County Court by its order of April 11, 1969.
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, Arkansas, by order of the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, Western District, by its order of March 11, 1969, 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 inhabitants residing therein, shall have and enjoy all of 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 the City and accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, are more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Kathleen Street\ Industrial Park:
The South Half of the Northwest Quarter; the South Half of the Northeast quarter; of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter; the North Half of the Southwest Quarter and a part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the point of intersection of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the St. Louis San Francisco Railroad in the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 14 North, Range 4 East; thence Southeasterly along the St. Louis San Francisco Railroad to a point where same crosses the West line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 26, the point of beginning proper; thence continue Southeasterly along the St. Louis San Francisco Railroad to a point where same crosses the East line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 26; thence North along the East line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 26 to the Northeast Corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 26; thence East along the South line of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 26 to the Southeast Corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 26; thence North along the East line of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 26 to the Northeast Corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 26; thence West along the North line of the South Half of the Northeast Quarter and the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 26 to the Northwest Quarter of said Section 26; thence South along the West line of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 26 to a point where the St. Louis San Francisco Railroad crosses the West line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 26, the point of beginning proper.
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: 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 so that said property may be included in the city’s next census count; and that it is in the interest of the City of Jonesboro and the citizens and property owners of said territory that same be annexed to the City so that the said territory that is set out above 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 the 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 from and after its passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 11th day of April, 1969.