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ORDINANCE NO. L A9 - 0
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS,
CERTAIN LANDS SITUATED IN PULASKI COUNTY, WHICH ARE CONTIGUOUS
AND ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, AUTHORIZING AND DIR-
ECTING THE SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTION OF THE SAID ANNEXATION TO
THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND THE
AREA TO BE ANNEXED AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SEP-
TEMBER 7, 1976; DIRECTING THE CITY OFFICIALS TO TAKE ANY AND ALL
OTHER ACTION NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH SAID ANNEXATION, PURSUANT
TO ARKANSAS STATUTES 19-307.1-4; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSON-
VILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. Thar certain real property hereinafter described which
is located in Pulaski County, Arkansas, and is adjacent and contiguous to the
present corporate boundaries of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, all of
which lands are either platted and held for sale or use as municipal lots; or
held to be brought on the market and to be sold as urban property when such
reaches a value corresponding with the views of the owners; or forms the abode
for a densely settled community; or represents the actual growth of the City
of Jacksonville, Arkansas beyond its legal boundaries; is needed by the City
of Jacksonville, Arkansas for the purpose of extension into the area of all of
the proper municipal services of the City; or is valuable by reason of its
adaptability for prospective municipal purposes and therefore the said lands
should be and are hereby annexed to the present City of Jacksonville for the
best interests of the area to be annexed and of the City of Jacksonville thereby
Providing for and protecting the public peace, health and welfare.
The land proposed for annexation to the City of Jacksonville are more
particularly described as follows:
Parts of Sections 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29, Township 3 North,
Range 11 West, Pulaski County, Arkansas, more particularly
described as follows, to -wit: Begin at the Northwest corner of •
the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27,
Township 3 North, Range 11 West; thence South to the Southwest
corner of said NE4, NE- of said Section 27, Township 3 North,
Range 11 West; thence West to the Southwest corner of the North-
west Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 27, Town-
ship 3 North, Range 11 West; thence South to the Southwest corner
of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section
27, Township 3 North, Range 11 West; thence West to the Southwest
corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section
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28, Township 3 North, Range 11 West; thence North to the
Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter of said Section 28, Township 3 North, Range 11 West;
thence West to the Southwest corner of the Northeast Quarter
of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 3 North,
Range 11 West; thence North to the Northwest corner of the
Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 20,
Township 3 North, Range 11 West; thence East to the Northeast
corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of
Section 21, Township 3 North, Range 11 West; thence South to
the center of Section 21, Township 3 North, Range 11 West;
thence East to the center of Section 22, Township 3 North,
Range 11 West; thence South to the Southwest corner of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 3 North, Range 11
West; thence East to the point of beginning, containing 1280
acres, more or less.
Section 2. The question of the annexation of the real property des-
cribed in Section 1 hereof to the City of Jacksonville shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the City of Jacksonville and of the area so described at a
special election called for such purpose which will be held on September 7,
1976.
Section 3. The City of Jacksonville proposes and commits itself to
the extension of police, fire, garbage, parks and recreation, and such other
services as may become feasible to the residents in the area to be annexed
by this ordinance within three years from the date the annexation becomes
final.
Section 4. In the e\ent a majority of the qualified electors voting in
the election provided for in Section 2 hereof vote in favor of annexation of the
lands herein described the responsible City officials of the City of Jacksonville
are directed to take any and all appropriate action necessary required uired to
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complete the annexation of said lands, or any part thereof, to the City of Jack-
sonville in compliance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Arkansas.
Section 5. This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to Aikansas Statute
19- 307.1 -4.
Section 6. The annexation of the lands described by this ordinance
is hereby found to be necessary for the public peace, health and welfare
of the residents of the area to be annexed and the residents of the City of
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