98-047 ORD EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY LIMITS AND ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY OF APPROXIMATELY 111 ACRES

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ORDINANCE NO. 98-047 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AND THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY lll ACRES, MORE OR LESS; AND GRANTING TO SAID TERRITORY AND TO ALL FUTURE INHABITANTS OF SAID PROPERTY ALL OF THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF OTHER CITIZENS AND BINDING SAID FUTURE INHABITANTS BY ALL OF THE ACTS AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1998. WHEREAS, a petition of annexation has been duly signed and acknowledged by each and every person or corporation having an interest in the following described territory, to-wit: SITUATED within Lamar County, Texas, being a part of the Lemuel Ewer Survey, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING on the south line of the GC&SF Railroad right-of-way, on the West Boundary Line of a tract of land formerly owned by J. C. McCrummen; THENCE SOUTH with the line of said McCrummen tract a distance of 155 poles to a stake in the Brazeltons line; THENCE WEST a distance of 163.73 poles to a stake in D. S. Hammond's North Boundary Line; THENCE NORTH a distance of 23.84 poles to the South Boundary Line of the Paris and Greenville Railroad; THENCE with the same, North 35 Deg. East a distance of 98 1/2 poles to the GC&SF Railroad right-of-way, containing 111.48 acres of land, more or less. Being the same land conveyed by The First National Bank of Paris, Trustee, to J. H. Wofford by deed of even date therewith; and, WHEREAS, said tract of land is contiguous and adjacent to tlie City of Paris, Paris, Texas, and is not more than one-half (1/2) mile in width; and, WHEREAS, said petition was presented to the Ciry Council on the lOth day of August, 1998; and, WHEREAS, after hearing such petition and the arguments for and against the same, the City Council has voted to grant such petition and to annex said territory to the City of Paris, Paris, Texas; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: Section 1. That the following described property, to-wit: