231y
ORDINANCE N0. 231
AN ORDINANCE INCORPORATING CERTAIN TERRITORY ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF
WEST MEMPHIS IN THE CORPOaATE LIMITS OF THE CITY QF WEST MI~tPHIS,
CRITTENDEN COUNTY., ARKANSAS
' ~ , on the 5th day of June, 1939, the County Court of
Crittenden County, Arkansas, made an Order annexing certain lands therein
described to the City of West Memphis pursuant to the Petition of Geo. T.
Kendal and others, and
WH]~' ~ ,the signers of said Petition constitute a majority of the
owners in the affected area and. ale~o a majority of the residents of the
affected area, and
WHEREAS, it would be to the best interests of the City of West
M~nphis and the citisens thereof that said territory be incorporated
into the City of West Memphis, now
i
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
MEMPHIS:
SECTION 1 - LANDS ANNEXED: 2'hat the following described lands,
contiguous to and ad3oining the City of West Memphis, Crittenden County,
Arkansas, to-wit:
The East Half (E2) of Blocks Two (2) and TwentyFive (25);
all of Blocks Three (3) and Twenty-Four (24);
the West Half (W~) of Blocks Four (!~) and Twenty-Three (23)
of the George T. Kendal Subdivision to the. City of West
Memphis,
be annexed and incorporated into the City of West Memphis.
SECTION 2 • ACCEPTANCE OF DEDICATION OF STREETS, ALLEYS, S~[TARES
AND OTHER DEDICATED LANDS: The filing of the plat covering the above
described lands shall be taken to constitute a dedication of the
..
streets, alleys, squares and other lands shown on said plat as a dedi-
cation to the public use forever and said streets, alleys, squares and
other public lands as shosm on said plat are hereby accepted on behalf
of the City of West Memphis and the citizens thereof to the public use
forever.
sECTION 3 _ ~GEAI~CY CLAUS: It appearing to the City Council
of the City of West Memphis that the above described lands are con-
tiguous and adjacent to the City of nest Memphis; that said lands have
been subdivided and sold far residential and other purposes; that by
oversight or inadvertence said lands have never been accepted and
properly brought into the City of West Memphis by Ordinance; that the
streets, alleys, squares and other lands dedicated to the public use
have n®ver been accepted; that it is necessary. that this Ordinance be
passed and said lands be incorporated into the City of West Memphis
and the dedication accepted; therefore, an e~ergency is declared to
exist, and this Ordinance shall be in full force fran and after its
passage and approval.
P~.SSED AND APPROVID This 5th day of August, 1952.
Q~
yor
ATTF.~ST s
ity er