ORD CC 1980-52 - Territory annexation•
ORDINANCE NO. 80- 52
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE
ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY THAT LIES ADJACENT TO AND
ADJOINS THE PRESENT BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE;
AND MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO.
WHEREAS, pursuant Ordinance No. 80 -39, a Public Hearing before the City
Council of the City of Huntsville, Texas, where all interested persons
were provided with an opportunity to be heard on the proposed annexation
of the following described property, to -wit:
(Area T)
BEGINNING at a point where the existing city limit line as annexed the llth
day of March, 1969, intersects an East line of Texas Department of Corrections
Wynne Unit (515 acres) located in the P. Gray League, A -24;
THENCE Southerly with said East line of TDC Wynne Unit property to a point
in a South line of the P. Gray League;
THENCE Westerly with said South line of the P. Gray League, A -24, to the most
Southeasterly corner of R. B..Thomason 522 Acres;
THENCE Northerly with common line of R. B. Thomason 522 acres and TDC Wynne
Unit 515 Acres to a point of intersection with aforementioned existing city
limit line;
THENCE Southeasterly with existing city limit line to Point of Beginning.
was held at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the City Hall of
the City of Huntsville, Texas, on the 30th day of September, 1980, which
date is not more than twenty (20) nor less than ten (10) days prior to
the first consideration of this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, notice of such public hearing was published in the Huntsville Item,
a paper having general circulation in the City of Huntsville, Texas, and
Walker County, Texas, on the 18th day of September, 1980, which date was
not more than twenty (20) nor less than ten (10) days prior to the date
of such public hearing; and
AS, the total corporate area of the City of Huntsville, Texas, on the 1st
day of January, 1980, was 7738.7 acres; and
WHEREAS, the above described property lies within the extraterritorial juris-
diction of the City of Huntsville, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the above described property lies adjacent to and adjoins the City
of. Huntsville, Texas,
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the following described land and territory lying adjacent to
and adjoining the City of Huntsville, Texas, is hereby added and annexed
to the City of Huntsville, Texas, and the said territory hereinafter
described shall hereafter be included within the boundary limits of the
City of Huntsville, Texas, and the present boundary limits of the 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 Huntsville, Texas, to -wit:
a 4
a
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BECINNING at a point where the existing city limit line as annexed the llth
day of March, 1969, intersects an East line of Texas Department of Corrections
Wynne Unit (515 acres) located in the P. Gray League, A -24;
THENCE Southerly with said East line of TDC Wynne Unit property to a point
in a South line of the P. Gray League;
THENCE Westerly with said South line of the P. Gray League, A -24, to the most
Southeasterly corner of R. B. Thomason 522 Acres;
THENCE Northerly with common line of R. B. Thomason 522 acres and TDC Wynne
Unit 515 Acres to a point of intersection with aforementioned existing city
limit line;
THENCE Southeasterly with existing city limit line to Point of Beginning.
Section 2: The above described territory and the area so annexed shall be
a part of the City of Huntsville, Texas, and the property so added shall
bear its pro rata part of the taxes levied by the City of Huntsville,
Texas, and the inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all of the rights
and privileges of all of the citizens of Huntsville and shall be bound
by the acts, ordinances, resolutions, and regulations of the City of
Huntsville, Texas.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVIT.T.F,
TEXAS, on this the � day of QC7oher , A. D. 1980.
ATTEST:- --
APPROVED:
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City - cretary
SCOTT POUNDS, City Attorney
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MORRIS I. WALLER, Mayor