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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 4; ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY RESIDENTIAL (R-1); 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 September 3, 1976; and
WHEREAS said petition for the annexation of said land was duly signed by the sole owners of all of the acreage to be annexed to the City of Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS as 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 on the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, on October 4, 1976, 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 expired since the order of annexation dated October 4, 1976, 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 and lands annexed to the City of Jonesboro by order of the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas by its order of October 4, 1976, 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 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 and accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, are more particularly described as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the Quarter corner of Section 22 and 23, Township 14 North, Range 3 East; thence North 88°40’ East along the North line of said NW ¼ SW ¼ 212.45 feet to the point of beginning proper; thence North 88° 40’ East 212.45 feet along said North line; thence South 0° 02’ West 1217.4 feet to the center of a County Road; thence North 72° 13’ West along the center of said road 223.1 feet; thence North 0° 02’ East 1144.3 feet to the point of beginning proper, containing 5.76 acres, more or less, and being subject to an easement of 30 feet along the South side of the tract for a County Road, all being a part of the NW ¼ SW ¼ of Section 23, Township 14 North, Range 3 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 4 of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 4: That, said lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby zoned Residential (R-1).
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.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 6th day of December, 1976.