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AN oRnINANCE INGOxPOx~TINC~ A1'.Z of TxE wES~ xu,F (w~) of SECTION ~
.,~ (9), Ta~rNSHrn szx (6) x~rx, xANGE NINE (9) EAST, LYING scroTx ~ T~
NC~tTH xIE~HT-oF~TAY ?SINE OF U. S. U~F~T~.YS 61-63-b1~ To THE C:LTY QF .
WEST.. NJ~Ha:S, _CR~ Gt~TNTY, ACAS
1S, on the 25th dap of January, 1955, the County Court of
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Crittenden County, Arkansas, made an Order atmeairig certain land$
therein described to the City of west Memphis, Crittenden County,
Arkansas, pursuant to petition of Clement and Norfleet, J. R. Walker,
M3.ttie K. Walker, Union 1'1.anters National. Bank, Trusts®, J, x. Griner,
Jr., and J. M. Newberry, and
SAS, the signer8 of said petition constitute a majority of
the ow~rs in the affected area and also constitute a ma3oritp in
numbers of o~mers of lands in the affected area, and
~+-HEHEAS, it appears to the City Council of the City of West
phis that said lands hereinabove described are contiguous and
adjacent to the City of west Memphis and that the same are susceptible
of development for city purposes and represent growth of the Citp of
west Memphis and an extension of the development in the same area, and
wlIE~AS, it would be to the best interest of the City of west
Mee~phis and the dtisens thereof that said prnpertp be incorporated
into and become a part of the City of West Memphis, Crittenden Cotmty,
.Arkansas, nox, therefore,
HE IT ~DAINFI3 BY TIC CITY COUNCIL OF TIDE CITY OF WEST ffi~,
CRl'P COUNTY, ARKANSAS:
SEC~TTON +1 -That the following lands 1,ying and being situated
in Crittenden County, Arkansas, to~rit~
All of the West Half (W2) of Section Nine (9), Township Six
(6) North, Range_Nine (9 East, lying south of the north
right-of~ay line of N. S. I~i.ghways 61-63-64
be, and the same are, hereby annexed and incorporated into the City of
West Mertphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas.
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SECTION 2 -EMERGENCY CRUSE - It appearing to the City Council that
the above described lands are contiguous and adjacent to the City of
West ~mphis, Arkansas; that the seine have been platted and are in the
process of development for residential and other purposes; that it is
necessary that this Ordinance be passed to fully protect the rights of
the City of 'West ~mphis and the citizens thereof, and that said lands
should be incorporated into the City of West Memphis so that proper
zoning ordinances arx~. other regulations may be passed and construction
regulated and supervised. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exf.st
and this Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public peace, health, and safety, an emergency is declared to ex3.st
and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage anal approval.
PASSED ADID ApPROYID this 1st day of March, 1955.
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