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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, ASSIGINING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY TO WARD 6; ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY RESIDENTIAL R-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 May 16, 1978; and,
WHEREAS, said Petition for the annexation of said lands was duly signed by the sole owners 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 June 19, 1978, 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 having expires since the Order of annexation dated June 19, 1978, and no proceedings to prevent said annexation having been filed in the Circuit Court for the Jonesboro 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 in said lands annexed to the City of Jonesboro by Order of the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its Order of June 19, 1978, 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 inhabitants residing therein shall have and enjoy all of the rights and privileges of the inhabitants within the original City Limits 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, to wit:
Begin at the Northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, thence South 1 degrees 5’ West 641.0 feet to the point of beginning proper; thence South 89 degrees 46’ East 252.7 feet; thence South 280 feet; thence South 89 degrees 48’ West 254.4 feet; thence North 1 degrees 5’ East 280 feet to 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.
Section 4: The said lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby zoned residential R2.
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 benefits and that said benefits and protection are urgently needed 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 passes.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 21st day of August, 1978.