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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE ANNEXATION
TO THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS OF A TRACT OF LAND IN THE
SOUTHWEST (SW 1/4) QUARTER OF SECTION TEN, TOWNSHIP SIX NORTH,
RANGE NINE EAST, IN CRITTENDEN COUNTY, ARKANSAS
Whereas, the County Court of Crittenden County, Arkansas,
entered its order on May 9, 1977, granting annexation of the
property described below, based upon the petition of the
Arkansas State Highway Commission, being the sole owner of
the lands to be annexed, as herein described, after due
notice of hearing on said petition within the time and in
the manner prescribed by law. Such order granting annexation
was confirmed by the County Court of Crittenden County,
Arkansas, by an amended order of confirmation of annexation
duly entered on ~n~~~ L9 1977, said confirmation being
made more than thirty days following entry of the order
granting annexation and without objection.
The lands to be annexed are located in Crittenden
County, Arkansas, and are more particularly described as
follows:
A tract or parcel of land in the southwest SW 1/4 of Section
10, Township 6 north, range 9 east, more particularly described
as follows:
Beginning at a point where the west line of southwest 1/4 of
Section 10, township 6 north, range 9 east, intersects the
south right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 70, thence along the
west line of the SW 1/4 of section 10 to the intersection of
north right-of-way line of U.S. Highway I-55; thence southeasterly
along the north right-of-way line of I-55 to the point of
intersection of the west line of the E 1/2 W 1/2 of section
10, township 6 north, range 9 east, and the north right-of-
way line of I-55; thence south 70 degrees 43 minutes east
278.2 feet along said north right-of-way line; thence north
19 degrees 27 minutes east 28.2 feet; thence south 70 degrees
43 minutes east 135.1 feet; thence north 19 degrees 27
minutes east 50 feet; thence south 70 degrees 43 minutes
east to the west right-of-way line of the St. Francis Levee
District right-of-way; thence in a southerly direction along
the meanders of the west right-of-way line of the St. Francis
Levee District to the south right-of-way line of U.S. Highway
70; thence westwardly along said highway right-of-way line
to the point of beginning, containing 22.9 acres, more or
less.
Whereas, more than thirty (30) days have elapsed since
the entry of such order by the County Court of Crittenden
County, Arkansas, and no person, firm, or corporation has
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instituted any proceeding in any court of Crittenden County,
Arkansas, or elsewhere, to resist or object to such annexation,
and no protestants have appeared and no notice has been
given to the authorities of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas,
of any attempt to vacate, review, set aside, or appeal from
said Order of the County Court; and
Whereas, said above-described lands are contiguous to
and adjoin and abut the City of West Memphis, Arkansas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF WEST
MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS BY ITS GOVERNING BODY, THE WEST MEMPHIS
CITY COUNCIL:
Section Number 1. That the City of West Memphis,
Crittenden County, Arkansas, acting by and through its City
Council, does hereby approve the annexation of and does
hereby accept and make a part of the incorporated area of
the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, all of the lands described
above; and that said lands be, and are hereby assigned and
attached to the N~ Ward of this City.
Section Number 2. That two (2) or more copies of the
entire proceedings in the Crittenden County Court concerning
this annexation shall be prepared and duly filed with the
Crittenden County Clerk, one copy of all of which shall then
be delivered to and filed with the Secretary of State of the
State of Arkansas, pursuant to Ark. Stats. Ann. X19-305.
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MAYOR
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS