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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CERTAIN LANDS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT DATED AUGUST 12, 1974; ASSIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY TO WARD 5; 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 July, 1974; and,
WHEREAS, said petition for the annexation of said lands 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 August 12, 1974, 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, Thirty (30) days has expired since the order of annexation dated August 12, 1974, 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 August 12, 1974.
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, Western District, by its order of August 12, 1974, 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 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:
Block “A” of Spence Addition to the City of Jonesboro, less and except Lots 1, 5 and 9 thereof, and Block “B” of Spence Addition to the City of Jonesboro, less and except Lots 11 and 12 thereof; and, One acre in the form of a square in the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 14 North, Range 4 East.
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 5, 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 passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 12th day of September, 1974.