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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 6; ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY INDUSTRIAL (I-1); ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY INDUSTRIAL (I-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 November 5th, 1976; and
WHEREAS, said petition for the annexation of said land was duly sought by all of the 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 December 10, 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 December 10, 1976, and no proceedings to prevent said annexation having been filed in the Circuit Court of the Jonesboro District of Craighead County, Arkansas, said annexation proceedings were in all things confirmed by the County of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its order of January 12, 1977.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City of Jonesboro by order of the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its order of December 10, 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 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 and accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, are more particularly described as follows: to-wit:
TRACT NO.1: Part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 25, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, Craighead County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 25, aforesaid; thence North along the west line of said Section 25 a distance of 1066.75 feet to the point of beginning proper; thence continue North along and said Wes line 115.5 feet; thence North 88 degrees 42 minutes East 120.0 feet; thence North 129.5 feet to the North line of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence North 88 degrees 42 minutes East along said North line 85.0 feet; thence South 245.0 feet; thence South 88 degrees 42 minutes West 205.0 feet to the point of beginning proper, and containing 0.85 acre, more or less, and beginning subject to a 20 foot road easement along the West side of the tract as shown on the plat.
TRACT NO.2: Part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 25, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, Craighead County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Commending at the Southwest Corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 25, aforesaid; thence North along the West line of said Section 25 a distance of 656.75 feet to the point of beginning proper; thence continue North along said West line 200.0 feet; thence North 88 degrees 42 minutes East 400.0 feet; thence South 200.0 feet; thence South 88 degrees 42 minutes West 400.0 feet to the point of beginning proper, and containing 1.84 acres, more or less, and being subject to a 20 foot road easement along the West side of the tract as shown on the plat.
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 Industrial (I-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 it passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 21st day of February, 1977.