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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CERTAIN LANDS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT DATED MARCH 27, 1972; ASSIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY TO WARD 4 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 February 11, 1972, and
WHEREAS, said petition for the annexation of said land was signed by all of the real estate owners, owning 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 on March 27, 1972, 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, whereupon an order of annexation was made and entered; and
WHEREAS, thirty days have expired since the order of annexation dated March 27, 1972, 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 by its order of June 16, 1972.
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, Arkansas, by order of the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its order of March 27, 1972, be and are hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and said territory hereinafter described shall be hereafter an extreme urgency that the territory herein be immediately annexed to and accepted by the City of Jonesboro so that said property may be included in the city’s next census count; and that it is in the...
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