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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CERTAIN LANDS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT, CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS; ASSIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY TO WARD 6; ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY COMMERCIAL (C-3); 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 July 11, 1977; 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, 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 August 15, 1977, 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 August 15, 1977, and no proceedings to prevent said annexation having been filed in the Circuit Court for the Jonesboro District of Craighead County, Arkansas, said annexation proceedings were in all things confirmed by the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its order of September 16, 1977.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY 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 August 15, 1977, 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 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: (Buddy Gilmore & Bob Bennett).
The Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, and a part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, being more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Southwest Corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 14 North, Range 4 East: thence North 89.5 feet; thence East 294.5 feet; thence in a Southeasterly direction to a point which is 363 feet East of the point of beginning; whence West 363 feet to the point of beginning; a part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 14 North, Range 4 East being more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Northwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 14 North, Range 4 East; thence North 89 degrees 57 minutes East 208.75 feet along the 40 acre line; thence South 0 degrees 43 minutes West 208.75 feet; thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes West 208.75feet to the 40 acre line; thence North 0 degrees 43 minutes East along the 40 acre line 208.75 feet to the point of beginning; the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 14 North, Range 4 East; all of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, LESS and EXCEPT the following described tract: Begin at the Southwest Corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 33; thence North 25 feet; thence North 89 degrees 18 minutes East 318 feet; thence South 25 feet; thence South 89 degrees 18 minutes West 318 feet to the point of beginning; the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 33,, Township 14 North, Range 4 East and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, containing 141 acres, more or less and being subject to public right-of-ways and easements.
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 Commercial (C-3).
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 17th day of October, 1977.