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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, DATED JULY 25, 1975, ASSIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY TO WARD TWO; 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 June 25, 1975; and
WHEREAS, said petition for the annexation of said lands was signed by the sole owner 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 July 25, 1975, at which hearing it was duly found and declared that said petition for annexation was right and proper 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 order of annexation was made and entered: and
WHEREAS, thirty (30) days have expired since the order of annexation dated July 25, 1975, and no proceedings to prevent said annexation have 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 August 26, 1975.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City 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 July, 1975, be and are hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and said territory hereinafter described shall be hereafter deemed and taken to the parcel and part 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:
A part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 7, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 7; thence West approximately 543.7 feet to a fence line, the point of beginning proper; thence North along said fence line to the north line of said Southeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter; thence West to the Northwest corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence South to a point 209.0 feet North of the Southwest corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence East 353.0 feet; thence North 295.2 feet; thence East 379.0 feet; thence South 504.2 feet to the South line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence East 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 Two 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, 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; that said benefits and protection are urgently needed now in order to allow 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 effects and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 2nd day of September, 1975.