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0123 31 RESOLUTION N0. 123 71 A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN ELECTION TO DETERMINE THE QUESTION OF ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE,' ARKANSAS CERTAIN CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, WHEREAS, The City Councsl of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, on the 18th day of November, 1971 passed Ordinance No. 247 annexing to said City of Jacksonville, Arkansas certain lands deemed to represent the actual growth of the municipality beyond its legal boundary, said lands being needed by the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas for the extension of needed police regulation, for improving the adaptability of certain industrial property for further growth and development, for prospective municipal parks and recreation areas and for other municipal purposes; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to submit the question of annexing said area to the legal voters in said area and in said City of Jacksonville, Arkansas; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, that: Section 1. That it is hereby proclaimed that there shall be submitted to the legal voters of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas and of the property described in Ordinance No. 247 of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, at a special election to be held in said city and in said area on January 18, 1972, the ouestion of the annexation of certain herein described territory contiguous to said city and within the same county. Section 2. That at said election on January 18, 1972 there shall be provided a place on the ballot for each qualified elector voting in said election, affording said electors opportunity to vote either for or against the annexation of said area in substantially the following form: Vote on measure by plating an 'ITT in the square above the measure either for or against: For Annexation of Territory Proposed by Ordinance No. 247 Against Annexation of Territory Proposed by Ordinance No. 247 "r / Ordinance No. 247 proposes the annexation to the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas of the Vestal property, more partic- ularly described as follows, to -wit: That part of the E1/2 of the SW 1/4 and the SE 1/4 of Section 20, lying North and West of the Missouri Pacific Railroad right of way containing 33 acres and the NW 1/4 of Section 20, Town- ship 3 North, Range 10 West, Pulaski County, Arkansas, except 7 acres out of the NW 1/4 of the same, used as a cemetery, containing 155 acres, more or less. Section 3. That municipal officials and county and state election officials shall do any and all things necessary in conducting said election as aforesaid. Section 4. That there is hereby found and declared to be an immediate need for determining the ouestion of the annexation of the aforesaid area to the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas and it is therefore declared that an emergency exists and this reaolution being necessary for the inuuediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, shall be in full force and take effect immediately upon and after its passage. PASSED this 2nd day of December, 1971. �/ APPROVED: / ) t i ATTESr:. ROBERT G. HILL, PRESIDENT PROTEMPORE FLOY AVAN /S, CITY CLERK 5 a` RESOLUTION NO. / - V A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN ELECTION TO DETERMINE THE QUESTION OF. NNEXING TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS CERTAIN CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, on the 18th day of November, 1971 passed Ordinance No. 247 annexing to said City of Jacksonville, Arkansas certain lands deemed to represent the actual growth of the municipality beyond its legal boundary, said lands being needed by the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas for the extension of needed police regula- tion, for improving the adaptability of certain industrial property for further growth and development, for prospective municipal parks and recreation areas and for other municipal purposes; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to submit the question of annexing said area to the legal voters in said area and in said City of Jacksonville, Arkansas; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, that: Section 1. That it is hereby proclaimed that there shall be submitted to the legal voters of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas and of the property described in Ordinance No. 247 of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, at a special election to be held in said city and in said area on January 18, 1972, the question of the annexation of certain herein described territory contiguous to said city and within the same county. Section 2. That at said election on January 18, 1972 there shall be provided a place on the ballot for each qualified elector voting in said election, affording said electors an opportunity to vote either for or against the annexa- tion of said area in substantially the following form: Vote on measure by placing an "X" in the square above the measure either for or against: For Annexation of Territory Proposed by Ordinance No. 247 / / Against Annexation of Territory Proposed by Ordinance No. 247 . • / / Page Two Ordinance No. 247 proposes the annexation to the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas of the Vestal property, more partic- ularly described as follows, to -wit: That part of the El‘ of the SW'3 and the SE/ of Section 20, lying North and West of the Missouri Pacific Railroad right of way containing 33 acres and the NW/ of Section 20, Town- ship 3 North, Range 10 West, Pulaski County, Arkansas, except 7 acres out of the NW' /a of the same, used as a cemetery, containing 155 acres, more or less. Section 3. That municipal officials and county and state election officials shall do any and all things necessary in conducting said election as aforesaid. Section 4. That there is hereby found and declared to be an imme- diate need for determining the question of the annexation of the aforesaid area to the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas and it is therefore declared that an emergency exists and this resolution being necessary for the immediate pre- servation of the public health, safety and welfare, shall be in full force and take effect immediately upon and after its passage. PASSED this ,r < day of December, 1971. APPROVED: stt. /.(. Robert G. Hill, President pro tempore ATTEST / : City Clerk . CERTIFICATE Vt 1,4 ;: #d ■ r ca , P • C . k, I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, l,,'_; " 1,,-. i 110 t hereby certify that the foregoing pages numbered one (1) through two ,(2)r }.r;,J r ,t: . . inclusive, are a true and correct copy of Resolution Number 123 -71, adopted `; ,, ,, d1.1 , f 1 at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, r rr`a xet ' j3 a y. s t Y held at the regular meeting place of the Council in said City at 7230 p.m., ., + ' :? 7•, s , . on the Second day of December, 1971, and that said Resolution is of record ‘,..4,,,,,.:1`,,. , 4 „. s �. ' - 4 c -1' in Resolution Book No. 2 now in my possession. �a r fi ; Given under my hand and seal this Sixth day of December, 1971.' ; , . , }° { }.,;:~ / ' .A '? tr F Y } . s4 {�- o, . , City Clerk of Jacksonville, Arkansas r '�,r 1 Yj..Y i ' f k o f ;tic'? p( 3t._ r alt . r 4 . . — (SE AL) . t r s ; wy , A . 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