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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CERTAIN LANDS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, 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 July 30, 1986; and
WHEREAS, said petition for the annexation of said land was duly signed by all of the 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 September 3, 1986, 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 September 3, 1986, and no proceedings to prevent said annexation proceedings were in all things confirmed by the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its order of April 8, 1987.
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 an order of the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its order of September 3, 1986, 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, Ark...
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