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AN ORDINANCE REDISTRICTING THE TIARDS OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE,
ARKANSAS , CHANGING BOU-MMARY LINES THEREOF , AND PROVIDING FOR
AUTOMATIC EXP.,'?,NSION OF THOSE WARDS TO ADJACE*.T UNINCORPORATED
AREAS IF ANNEXATION SHOULD OCCUR; DECLARING All E''?ERGET` CY AND
OTHER PURPOSES:
1HEREAS , Act No. 253 of the 1983 Arkansas General Assemble, as
codified in Ark. Stat. Ann. § 19-1005 , gives the City Council
the authority to redistrict and change ward boundary lines , and;
WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Batesville, Arkansas
has determined after due consideration, notice to the public and
public hearings , that redistricting or changing of the ward
boundary lines are necessary and further determine that the
people of the City of Batesville can best be served b;% such
redistricting or changing of ward boundary lines , and;
WHEREAS , said redistricting would provide for equalization o=
populization in the various wards and allow for expansion in
each ward.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCII, OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE,
• ARKANSAS:
Section 1 : That the City of Batesville shall be divided into
four (4) wards. That said wards shall be designated respectively ;
as Ward 1 , Ward 2 , "s-'ard 3 and Ward 4 . The respective wards shall i
consist of the areas designated, set forth and described on the
official ward map of the City, a copy of which is attached
hereto, marked EXHIBIT "A" and made a part hereof as though
fully set out herein word for word, paragraph for paragraph ,
boundary for boundary, said _nap to be filed and maintained in
the office of the City Clerk for the City of Batesville.
Section 2 : The City Council shall , upon accepting any unincorpor-I
ated lands into the Cite of Batesville shall at the same time '
designate which ward the newly added property will become a part
of, taking into consideration natural boundaries and logical
extensions of existing wards , equalization of population, actual
or potential growth patterns of all wards , and other matters
relevant to that decision; Once placed within a ,-.!ard the City
Clerk shall then take the necessary and appropriate steps to
include said area within the designated ward on the official map.
Section 3 : If any part or parts of this ordinance shall be
declared unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful by any Court of
competent jurisdiction, then that part or parts of said ordinance
declared to be unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful shall be
severed from this ordinance and all other portions of this
ordinance shall remain in full force and effect as if those
portions declared unconstitutional or unlawful were never a
part thereof.
Section 4 : That a'_1 ordinances or parts of ordinances in conlic
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 5: EMERGENCY CLAUSE: Whereas , the City Council finds
that the Cite wards as now districted are not comparatively
equal in population and further finds that some wards , as presentl'17
districted, have little if any area for expansion_ and, whereas ,
• the Cite Council finds that it would be in the best interest of
the citizens of the CitN7 of Batesville to have more equally
populated wards and in the citizen ' s best interest to have wards
equally capable of expansion.; and, further, the City Council finds
that ward redistricting_ should be done as soon as possible , in
order for the citizens of Batesville to have equal representation
in the impending elections , this ordinance is necessary for the
preservation of the nublic ' s welfare and an emergency is hereby
declared to exist anc this ordinance shall be in full force and
ef"ect from and after its nassac-e.
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Passed and approved this day of � , 1984.
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ATTEST:
LARRY WILL JAMS , CITY CLERK
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