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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 5; ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY AS COMMERCIAL (C-3); DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS, the annexation of certain lands to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, hereinafter described has been proposed; and
WHEREAS, said proposal for the annexation of said lands was made by the sole owners of all of the acreage to be annexed to the City of Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS, a notice setting a hearing upon said proposal was duly published and a public hearing upon said Petition was duly held at which hearing it was duly found and declared that said annexation was right and proper ant that such lands hereinafter described should be annexed to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, no objection to the annexation or proceedings to prevent said annexation have been filed in the Circuit Court for the Jonesboro District of Craighead County, Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, said annexation complies with the requirements of Arkansas law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: The territories and lands described below and surrounded by the City of Jonesboro 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 territories hereby annexed to and accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Craighead County Arkansas, are more particularly described as follows:
(Island near Trim Gym by Race Street C-3 zoning- Jim Lyons)
A part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter...
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