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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 JANUARY 20, 1976; ASSIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORIES TO WARD 3: DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS, a petition for annexation of certain lands to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas herein after described, was duly filed in the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas on December 19. 1975; 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 January 20, 1976, at which hearing it was duly found and declared that said petition for annexation was right and proper and that such lands herein after described should be annexed to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, whereupon order of annexation was made and entered, and
WHEREAS, thirty days have expired since the order of the annexation dated January 20, 1976, and no proceedings to prevent said annexation have been filed in the Circuit Court of the Jonesboro District to Craighead County, Arkansas, said annexation proceedings are, in all things, confirmed of the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its order of January 20, 1976.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council 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 January 20, 1976, be and are hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and said territory hereinafter described shall be hereafter be 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.
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