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11577a '+ ORDINANCE NO. 11,577 AN ORDINANCE VACATING THE CEMETERY OR BURIAL GROUNDS SITUATED IN PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION It TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 13 WEST, IN PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SE4 NEB; THENCE NORTH Oo 071 EAST 25 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 880 301 WEST ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WEST CAPITOL AVENUE 620.8 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; SHENCE NORTH 00 271 WEST 125.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88 301 WEST 212.0 FEET- THENCE SOUTH Oo 271 EAST 125.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 886 301 EAST ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WEST CAPITOL AVENUE 212.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AND DECLARING THAT IT IS NOT ANY LONGER A CEMETERY EXCLUSIVELY USED AS SUCH, AND HEREAFTER THE SAME SHALL BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION LIKE OTHER PROPERTY. WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 11,509 was duly enacted and pub- lished in the mode and manner prescribed by law, wherein the burial grounds situated in Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 11 Township 1 North, Range 13 West, in Pulaski County, Arkansas, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast Corner of said SE4 NEh; thence North 00 071 East 25 feet to a point; thence North 880 301 West along the North right of way line of West Capitol Avenue 620.8 feet to the point of begin- ping; thence North 00 271 West 125.0 feet; thence North 880 301 West 212.0 feet; thence South Oo 271 East 125.0 feet; thence South 880 301 East along the North right of way line of West Capitol Avenue 212.0 feet to the point of beginning, in the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, were declared old and abandoned under the authority of Acts of Arkansas 1901, No. 102; persons having dead buried in said burial grounds were required by Ordinance No. 11,509 to cause the same to be removed and buried beyond the limits of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, within a reasonable time prescribed in the said Ordinance No. 11,509; and Ccc ~'f3 13 -5 Page 2 WHEREAS, the reasonable time for those having dead buried in said burial grounds to remove same expired February 3, 1965; thereafter the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, itself did have the remains of all such persons as could then be found removed and buried beyond the limits of said city by lawful owners of the real property where the burial grounds were situated at the expense of the said lawful owners, all as provided, kuthorized and directed by Section 5 of Ordinance No. 11,509; presently there are no bodies or remains of any dead, that could be found, interred upon the said burial grounds. WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to have the said burial grounds lawfully vacated and declared that it is not any longer a cemetery exclusively used as such, and hereafter become subject to taxation like other property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. That the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, here- by declares the burial grounds located within its limits situated in and upon the following described real property in Pulaski County, Arkansas, to -wit: Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 1 North, Range 13 West, in Pulaski County, Arkansas, more particu- larly described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast Corner of said SE.- NE4; thence North 00 071 East 25 feet to a point; thence North 880 301 West along the North right of way line of West Capitol Avenue 620.8 feet to the point of begin- ning; thence North 00 271 West 125.0 feet; thence North 88 301 West 212.0 feet; thence South 00 271 East 125.0 feet; thence South 880 301t-East along the North right of way line of West Capitol Avenue 212.0 feet to -:the point of beginning, in the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas; to be, and the same is hereby vacated and declared that it is not any longer a cemetery exclusively used as such and Hereafter shall be subject to taxation like other property. Page 3 SECTION 2. That the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be separable, and if any section, part thereof, phrase or provisions shall be declared invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance. SECTION 3. That all ordinances and resolutions and parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 4. The Board of Directors has determined that parts of the real property vacated as a burial ground by this ordinance are committed to proposed development and improvement by the owners thereof in the immediate future, and that the said proposed development and improvements are such as are urgently needed in the community; THEREFORE, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety, shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED: March 15, 1965 APPROVED Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk