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ORDINANCE NO. 2208
~ AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN
BOUNDARY LIMITS OF TIIE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AND THE
ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CONSISTING OF 219.733
ACRES, MORE OR LESS, WHICH IS LESS THAN TEN PER CENT (lOJ)
OF THE TERRITORY INCLUDED WITHIN ITS PRESENT CITY LIMITS,
WHICH SAID TERRITORY LIES ADJACENT TO AND ADJOINS THE PRE-
SENT BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS.
WHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council of the City of
Paris, Paris, Texas, 'where all interested pei sons were provided with an
opportunity to be heard on the proposed annexation of the following de-
scribed territory:
Situated in the County of Lamar and State of Texas, and con-
tiguous to the City Limit Line of the City of Paris as heretofore
established by Ordinance Nos. 1569 and 1617;
BEGINNING at a point in the North Right of Way Line of Loop
Highway 286 N. W. , said point being in the East Boundary Line of
the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Right of Way, said
point being the South West Corner of a 4. 89 acre tract of land
conveyed Reuben M. Ginsberg by deed dated August 10, 1971,
recorded Vol. 528, Page 826, Deed Records, Lamar County, Texas;
THENCE in a Westerly direction with said North Right of Way
Line of Loop Highway 286 N. W. , 110 feet, more or less, to a
point, being the South East Corner of the Campbell Soup Company
~ property, said point Ueing the South East Corner of a 20. 987 acre
tract of land purchased by Campbell Soup Company from Paris,
Texas Industrial Foundation, Inc. ;
THENCE in a Westerly direction with the North Right of Way
~ Line of Loop Highway 286 to the South West Corner of the
, Campbell Soup Company property, also being the South West Corner
of a 26.326 acre tract purchased by Campbell Soup Company from
Smith;
THENCE North 0 Degrees 24 Minutes East with the West
Boundary Line of said Smith tract 1042 feet to a point, said point
being in the South Boundary Line of a 6 acre tract purchased by
Campbell Soup Company from Holley;
THENCE South 89 Degrees 30 Minutes East, a distance of
389 feet with said Holley South Boundary Line to the South East
Corner of said Holley tract;
THENCE North 1 Degree East a distance of 1229. 6 feet to
the most Westerly North West Corner of a 35. 532 acre tract
purchased by Campbell Soup Company from Council;
, THENCE North 89 Degrees 30 Minutes East, 577 feet to an
ell corner in said 35. 532 acre tract;
THENCE North 0 Degrees 15 Minutes East, 1014. 2 feet to
the most Northerly North West Corner of said 35. 532 acre
Coitncil tract;
THENCE Easr 2993 feet, more or less, to a point in the •
West Boundary Line of the St. Louis -San Francisco Kailway
Company Right of Way, said point also being the North East
Corner of a 1. 243 acre tract purchased by Campbell Soup
Company from Council;
THENCE East 100 feet, more or less, to the East Right of
Way Line of the St. Louis-San rrancisco Railway Company;
THENCE in a Southerly and South Westerly direction with
said East Right of Way Line of the St. Louis-San Francisco
Railway Company 2950 feet, more or less, to the place of
beginning, containing 219.733 acres, more or less.
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was held at Paris, Texas, on the 4th day of November, 1974, which date
is not more than twenty nor less than ten days prior to the institution of
annexation proceedings; and,
WHEREAS, notice of such public hearing was published in a news-
paper having general circulation in the City of Paris, Texas, and in the
above described territory, on the 24th day of October, 1974, which date is
not more than twenty nor less than ten days prior to the date of such
public hearing; and,
WHEREAS, the total corporate area of the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, on the first day of January, 1974, was 13, 729.728 acres; and,
WHEREAS, the population of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, is in
excess of 5, 000 and less than 25,000 inhabitants; and,
WHEREAS, the above described territory lies within the extraterri-
torial jurisdiction of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas; and,
WHEREAS, the above described territory lies adjacent to and ad-
joins the City of Paris, Paris, Texas; and,
WHEREAS, the above described territory contains 219. 733 acres,
more or less, which is less than ten per cent (10%) of the present
acreage contained in the corporate limits of the City of Paris, Texas;
NOW, THEREFORE,
, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
~ PARIS:
Section l. The following described land and territory lying adjacent
to and adjoining the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, is hereby added and
annexed to the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, and said territory hereinafter
described shall hereafter be included within the boundary limits of the
City of Paris, Texas, and the present boundary limits of said city, at the
various points contiguous to the area hereinafter described, are altered
and amended so as to include said area within the corporate limits of the
City of Paris, Texas, to-wit:
Situated in the County of Lamar and State of Texas, and con-
tiguous to the City Limit Line of the City of Paris as heretofore
established by Ordinance Nos. 1569 and 1617;
BEGINNING at a po.int in the North Right of Way Line of Loop
Highway 286 N. W. , said point being in the East Boundary Line of
the St. Louis -San rrancisco Railway Company Right of Way, said
point being the South West Corner of a 4. 89 acre tract of land
conveyed Reuben M. Ginsberg by deed dated August 10, 1971,
recorded Vol. 528, Page 826, Deed Records, Lama.r County, Texas;
THENCE in a Westerly direction with said North Right of Way
Line of Loop Highway 286 N. W. , 110 feet, more or less to a
point, being the South East Corner of the Campbell Soup Company
property, said point being the South East Corner of a 20.987 acre
tract of land purchased by Campbell Soup Company from Paris,
Texas Industrial roundation, Inc. ;
` THENCE in a Westerly direction with the North Right of Way
Line of Loop IIighway 286 to the South West Corner of the
Campbell Soup Company property, also being the South West Corner
of a 26.326 acre tract purchased by Campbell Soup Company from
Smith;
THENCE North 0 Degrees 24 Minutes East with the West
Boundary Line of said Smith tract 1042 feet to a point, said pai nt
being in the South Boundary Line of a 6 acre tract purchased by
Campbell Soup Company from Holley;
THENCE South 89 Degrees 30 Minutes East, a distance of
389 feet with said Holley South Boundary Line to the South East
Corner of said Holley tract;
THENCE North 1 Degree East a distance of 1229. 6 feet to
the most Westerly North West Corner of a 35. 532 acre tract
purchased by Campbell Soup Company from Council;
THENCE North 89 Degrees 30 Minutes East, 577 feet to an
ell corner in said 35. 532 acre tract;
THENCE North 0 Degrees 15 Minutes East, 1014.2 feet to
the most Northerly North West Corner of said 35. 532 acre
Council tract;
THENCE East 2993 feet, more or less, to a point in the
West Boundary Line of the St. Louis -San Francisco Railway
Company Right of Way, said point also being the North East
Corner of a 1. 243 acre tract purchased by Campbell Soup
Company from Council;
THENCE East 100 feet, more or less, to the East Right of
Way Line of the St. Louis -San Francisco Railway Company;
THENCE in a Southerly and South Westerly direction with
said East Right of Way Line of the St. Louis -San Francisco
Railway Company 2950 feet, more or less, to the place of
beginning, containing 219.733 acres, more or less.
Section 2. The above described territory and area so annexed
shan,be a part of the City of Paris, Texas, and the property so added
hereby shall bear its pro rata part of the taxes levied by the City of
~ Paris, Paris, Texas, and the inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all
of the rights and privileges of all the citizens and shall be bound by
the acts, ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas.
Section 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council of the City of Paris that the sections, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase,
clause, santence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional or invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court
of competent jur.isdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not
affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and
sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by
the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any uncon-
stitutional or invalid phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections.
It is further hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council of the
City of Paris to exclude any area or areas described in the description
of the property to be annexed, which are not within said City's jurisdiction
to annex and that such area or areas should be carved out of the descrip-
tion of the property herein described by the valid judgment or decree of
any court of competent jurisdzction, in order that such area or areas .
wauld not cause this annexation ordinance to be found to be invalid, void-
able or void. '
Section 4. This ordinance shall be published and passed in the
manner provided in Article II, Section 7, of the Charter of the City of
Paris, Paris, Texas.
_ Passed and adopted this 13th day of January, 1975.
APP VE S O FORM:
T. K. aynes, ty ttorney
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