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Order of Incorporation IN THE MATER OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE TOj \N OF JACILSONVILLE, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS. O R D E R On this day (August 25, 1941) comes on for hearing the petition filed by the oitizens and residents of Jacksonville for the in- corporation of the Town of Jacksonville; and it appearing from testimony taken before the bar of the Court to the satisfaction of the Court that the petition, is in writing and signed by more than twenty residents and inhabitants of the Town of Jacksonville apply- ing for said order of incorporation, and that the same was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Pulaski County on the 19th day of July, 1941, and that said petition was set for hearing at 10:00 a, m. on August 25, 1941, or se soon thereafter as the matter could be heard by the Court. The Court finds that said petition described the territory proposed to be embraced in the incorporated Town of Jacksonville and that an accurate plat thereof was annexed thereto, es provided by law; and it further appearing to the ratisfaotion of the Court that Guy Amster and Lee Miles were selected as attorneys and agents to carry out the organization of said town, and that they should be authorized to act for and in behalf of petitioners; that they caused notice to be published in the Arkansas Democrat, a newspaper of general oiroulation in Pulaski County, Arkansas, for four consecutive weeks prior to said hearing, which notice contained the substance of said•petition and stated the time and place for said hearing thereon, proof of publication of which is exhibited in open court. The Court finds the.t there are no objections or contests against said petition, and the Court, beinr well and sufficiently advised as to all matters of fact and law arising herein, finds -2- that at least twenty qualified voters reside within the limits described in said petition; that said petition has been signed by them; that said limits of said proposed town have been accurately described in said p etition and that an accurate map and plat was made thereof and filed with said petition. The Court finds that the name :proposed for said town is proper and sufficient to distinguish it from other towns in this State; the Court deeming it right and proper in its judgment and dis- cretion that said petition be granted, it is by the Court ordered, adjudged and decreed that said petition be, and it hereby is, granted, and said proposed town is hereby incorporated as the Town of Jacksonville, Arkansas, under and by virtue of the statute in suoh oases made and provided. It is further ordered, adjudged and decreed that the following territory shall be embraced within said town, to -wit: "Beginning at the southeast corner of the southwest one - fourth of the southwest one - fourth of section twenty (20),township three (3) north,range ten (10) went, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and running thence due north 180 rods; thence due west 240 rods; thence due south 320 rods; thence due east 240 rods; thence due north 160 rods to point of beginning." It is further ordered, adjudged and decreed that the County Clerk shall make and certify under his official seal two transcripts of the record made herein, one of which he shall forward to the Secretary of State, and the other shall be delivered to Guy Amster and Lee Miles, agents and attorneys of said petitioners, oertifying that s similar transcript has been forwarded to the Secretary of State, es provided by law. 1L1 ! � ._ 1 - 7 ' , C. P.•Piewton, iounty Judge. "(ii. • t+k Cp robots cs 11 NTV 1RK _ To '" The Honorable C. P. Newton County - judge' of Pulaski County State of Arkansas We, the undersigned residents of Pulaski County, Arkansas, hereby petition this Honorable Court for articles of incorporation, incorporating the area hereinafter defined, and set out, into a. town to hence- forward be known as Jacksonville, Arkansas. The area to be included in this town is as follows: Beginning at the southeast cornez of the ; southwest one fourth of the southwest one fourth of Section Twenty (20),Township Three (3) North, Range Ten (10) West, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and running thence due North 160 rods; thence due west 240 rods; thence due south 320 rods; thence due east 240 rods; thence due north 160 hods to point of beginning. An accurate plat of said area is attached herewith and made a part hereof. We hereby designate Miles & Amsler, Attys. to act in our behalf in the presentation of this petition. Each of us for himself states: ° I am a qualified elector of Pulaski County, Arkansas, and I have personaly signed this petition. Mrs. G. W. Cunningham J. M. Joiner N. E. Harpole Mrs. J. Sweeney Renfro Cunningham G. N. Douglass. Harr H v . __,.. R. L. Henry R. C. Harpole " A. F. Henry A. C. Harpole J. C. McRaven G. W. Whatley Chas. H. Vestal T. B. Douglass E. M. Martin L. F. Felton P. W. Dupree J. D. Thompson C. H. Hudson Fred Thompson J. H. Bailey C M. ; Coffman Marie Thompson M. Mrs. Jones Cleveland; Hudson Mrs. Eraae Brown Claude,Stanphill Mrs. Edna Taylor Guy Waller M J Myron Adams R. S. Seroggs M. J. Adams I nL MIS j g 19 4? p .. Coun= an � S t u � p' to C1 B a KI Op UTY. AR 6b726 TOWN , OF JACKSONVILLE. CERTIFIED COPY OF PETITION & ORDER OF INCORPORATION 8ThTE OF :ARKANSAS, County of Pulaski: I, L. A. Mashburn, Clerk of the County Court within and for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the'attaoted papers are the original Petition with Proof of Publication of the' Notice of the filing of said Petition and the Map of the Terri - tory to be included in the matter of the Petition for the incorporation of the Teen of Jacksonville, together with the original order and judg- ment of said County Court thereon, as the same appears of record in my office. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal, this 23rd day of February, 1942. (SEAL) L. A. Mashburn,Clerk of the County Court. TO The "Honorable C. -P', lepton County Judge of Pulaski County State of •Arkansas We, the undersigned residents of Pulaski County, Arkansas, hereby pommtion this honOrabie Court for articles of incorporation, incorpora- ting the area hereinafter defined and set out, into a town to hence- forward be known as Jacksonville, Arkansas; The area to be included in this town is as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of the southwest one fourth of the southwest one fourth of Section Twenty (20) Township Three (3) North," Range Ten (10) West, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and running thence due north 160 rode; thence due West 240 rode; thence due south 320 rods; thence due east 240 rods; thence due north 160 rods to point of beginning, An accurate plat of said area is attached herewith and made a part hereof. We hereby designate Miles and Amsler, Attys, to act in our behalf in the presentation of this petition. Each of us for himself states: "I am a qualified elector of Pulaski County, Arkansas, and I have personally signed this petition." Name Address Voting Precinct Mrs.G.'W. Cunningham. J. M. Joiner N. Harpole Mrs. J. Sweeney Reatro'Cunningham' G. H. Douglass Harry.Harpole R. L. Henry Harpole A. F. Henry A..,C. Harpole J. C. McRaven Whatley Chas, H. Vestal • T Douglas E. M.. Martin L.'1'.. Felton P. W. Dupree J. D. Thompson C. H. Hudson 'Fre ''fhompnon J. H. Bailey C. 11. Qoffman . J. P. Jones Marie Thompson Mrs.. Grace Brown Cleveland Hudson Mrs. Edna Taylor Claude Stenphill Myron Traylor Guy •Wallar M. J. Adams K; S. Sarcasms INDORSED: FILED Jul 19, 1941. L. A. Mashburn, County and Probate Clerk, Pulaski. County, _ Ark, $TATE,OF ARKANSAS, County of Pulaski, I, Flora H. Rickman do solemnly swear,that.I am.the.Prinoipal Accourttentof: the Arkansas Democrat, a :.daily newspaper printed and published in said County, State of Arkansas; that I,.was so related to this publication at and during the publication ,of.,.the. annexed legal,,advertiaement in the case of Jacksonville pending in.;the.Court, insaid County, and..at the dates of the several publicat— ato fana.adve:rtisement hereinafter stated, and that during said per— iode at said dates. said newspaper was printed and had a bona fide circulation in said County;that said newspaper had been regularly printed. andpubliahed- in:said County, and had a bona fide circulation therela_for,the „period of.one month before the date of the first publi. cation of.said advertisement; and that said advertisement was published in..t.he regular daily,issues of said newspaper on the following days; July 19x26. .Aug 2 -9, 1941 Flora H. Richman Fees.for printing 12.50 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11 Cost Proof day of Aug.' 1941 T otal ....� , (SEAL) My oom . E x pr,.J uly;,1945. Ethelyn Steward, Notary Public. NOTICE Notice is' hereby given that Mrs. G. W. Cunningham and other citizens and tax payers, residing within the property hereinafter described, have filed 'a petition in the office of the County Clerk of Pulaski County, asking for the incorporation of the Town of Jacksonville, Said petition is `as "follows,” to =wit: "To Honorable C. P, Newton County :wigs of Pulaski County, State of Arkansas : "We, the undersigned residents of Pulaski County, Arkansas, hereby petition this honorable court for articles of incorporation, incorpora- timg the area hereinafter defined and set out, into a town to hencefor -• aM4 Umknoin as ZA40411011,4ses ; Arkansas: The 'area to be included in this town is as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of the southwest one - fourth of the southwest one - fourth of section twenty (20) township three (3) north range ten (10) West, Pul- aski County, Arkansas, and running thence due north 160 rods; thence due west 240 rods: thence due south 320 rods; thence due east 240 rods: thenoe due north 160 to point of beginning. An accurate plat of said area is attached herewith and made a part hereof. "We hereby designate Miles & Amsler, Attorneys, to act in our behalf in the presentation of this petition. "Each of us for himself states: "I am a qualified elector of Pulaski 444000/4 - Arkansas; and I have personally signed this Petition." "Mrs, G. W. Cunningham and 32 others." Honorable C. P. Newton, Judge of the County Court, has fixed August 25, 1941, for hearing at lO o'clock a,m. All persons interested may appear and protest the granting of said petition. L. A. Mashburn, County Clerk. Miles & Ameler, Attorneys for Petitioners. ENDORSED: Filed Aug, 19, 1941, L; A, Mashburn, County and Probate Clerk, Pulaski County, Ark. IN THE MATTER OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE TOWN OF 7ACKSONVILLE,PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, ORDER On this day (August 25,1941) comes on for hearing the petition filed by the citizens and residents of Jacksonville for the incorporation of the Town of Jacksonville: and it appearing from testimony taken before the bar of the Court to the satisfaction of the Court that the petition is in writing and signed by more than twenty residents and inhabitants of the Town of Jacksonville applying for Baia order of incorporation, and that the same was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Pu1-. aski County on the 19th day of July, 1941, and that said petition was set for hearing at 10:09 A.m, on August 25, 1941, or as soon thereafter as the matter could be heard by the court. TMe do et.tTde that said petition described the territory proposed to be abraced ih the "incorporated Town Of Jacksonville and that an accurate plat thereof was annexed thereto. as provided by law; and it further appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Guy Amsler and Lee Miles were "selected as attorneys and agents to carry out the organization of said town, and that they should be authorized to act for and in behalf of Petitioners; that they caused notice to be published in the Arkansas Democrat, a newspaper of general circulation in Pulaski County, Arkansas, for four consecutive weeks prior to said hearing, which notice contained the substance of said petition and stated the time and place for the said bearing thereon, proof of publication of which is exhibited in open court. the Saht' tidis that there are no objections or contests ,against said e'nx rat IRO bar Wag weak and sufficiently advised, as to all maters of fact and raw arising herein,finds that at least twenty 'quali- fled voters reside within the limits described in said petition; that said petition has been signed by them; that said limits of said proposed town have been accurately described in said petition, and that an accur- ate map and plat was made thereof and filed with said petition, The Court finds that the name proposed for said town is proper and sufficient to distinguish it from other towns in this State; the Court deeming it right and proper in its judgment and discretion that said petition be granted, it is by the Court ordered, adjudged and decreed that said petition be, and it hereby is granted, and said proposed town is hereby incorporated as the Town of Jacksonville, Arkansas, under and by virtue of the statute in such cases made and provided. It is further ordered, adjudged and decreed that the following terri- torn shall be embraced within said town, to -wit: 'Bewinning at the Southeast corner of the southwest one - fourth of the southwest one- fourth of section twenty (20), Township Three (3) North, Range ten (10) West, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and running thence due north 160 rods; thence due west 240 rods; thence due south 320 rods; thence due east 240 rods; thence due north 160 rode to point of beginning:," It is further 5rdered, adjudged and decreed that the County Clerk shall make and certify under his official seal two transcripts of the record made herein, one of which he shall forward to the Secretary of State,and the other shall be delivered to Guy Amaler and Lee Miles, agents ana attorneys of said certifying that similar transcript has been forwarded to the Secretary of State, as provided by law.` u. P, Newton, County Judge. For Plat Record See' Plat Book No. Page. 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