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ORDINANCE NO. 'T
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING TERRITORY ArfNLXED TO
THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS AND INCORPORATING
SUCH TERRITORY INTO WARD 4 OF SUCH CITY
WHEREAS, McCaa Land Company, a corporation, has
instituted proceedings in the County Court of Crittenden County,
Arkansas, for the annexation of certain territory to the City
of West Memphis, and
WHEREAS, such territory is contiguous to the City of
West Memphis and it is proper and right and for the best interest
of such city that such territory should be annexed, and
WHEREAS, the County Court of Crittenden County, Arkansas,
has entered its order approving the annexation of such territory
as hereinafter described to this city and it is necessary that the
city accept such territory before the annexation can be completed
and the territory hereinafter described become a part of the City
of West Memphis;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the territory hereinafter described be,
and it is hereby, accepted as a part of the City of West Memphis,
Arkansas, to-wit:
Beginning at a point at the southeast corner of
the intersection of Walker Avenue and U. S.
Highway 70; thence east along the south right of
way line of U. S. Highway 70 600 feet to a point;
thence south parallel to the east right of way
line of Walker Avenue 500 feet; thence west parallel
to the south right of way line of U. S. Highway 70
625 feet to a point on the section line between
Sections Sixteen (16) and Seventeen (17), Township
Six (6) North, Range Nine (9) East, (which is the
center line of Walker Avenue and the existing
boundary of the City limits of the City of West
Memphis,) thence north along the said section line
500 feet to a point on the south right of way line
of U. S. Highway 70, thence east along said south
right of way line of U. S. Highway 70 to the point
of beginning, being located in the Northwest Quarter
of the Northwest Quarter (NW~ NWT), Section Sixteen
(16), Township Six (6) North, Range Nine (9) East.
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Section 2. That the territory herein described,
upon the confirmation of its annexation to the City of West
Memphis by the County Court of Crittenden County, Arkansas,
upon final hearing thereof be, and it is hereby, attached to and
incorporated in Ward 4 of the City of West Memphis and shall
forthwith be considered and become a part thereof.
Section 3. It is hereby found and determined by the
City Council of the City of West Memphis that this Ordinance is
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and
welfare of the City of West Memphis and the inhabitants thereof
and, therefore, an emergency is hereby found and declared to exist
and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval and publication as required by law.
PASSED this ~~~ day of December, 1965.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK