OR 57-05 Annexation
5705
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING CERTAIN TERRITORY
CONTIGUOUS TO AND ADJOINING THE TOW OF
COPPELL, TEXAS, TO THE TOWN OF COPFELL,
TEXAS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Mayor has certified to the Tom Council of the Town
of Coppell, Texas, the affidavit of Mrs. A. H. Shockey, A. H. Shockey
and Dr. Nina Fay Calhoun, pertaining to the vote of the inhabitants of
the heroinafter described territory with reference to the annexation of
such. territory to the Tom of Coppoll, Tens; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council have investigated into said election and
have determined that such election was in all thing regular and in con-
formity with law, and that a majority of the inhabitants who are quali-
fied to vote for members of the State Legislature, voted in favor of
annexation; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council have investigated into and have deter-
mined that. it would be advantageous to the Town of Coppoll, Texas, and
its inhabitants, as well as the .inhabitants of the heminafter described
territory., to annex such territory to the Tom of Coppoll, Tens; and
WHEREAS, theTom Council have determined that such territory is
contiguous to and adjoins the Town of Coppell, Texas, and that no part
of such territory is more than one-half mile in width from the exising
corporate limits of such Town;
THEREFOE, BE IT ORDANIED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
1. That the territory described as follows:
BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of the Town
of Coppell, Texas, as extended;
THENCE West along the North corporate limits
of the Town of Coppell, Texas, as extended,
to a point in the North bank of Benton Creek;
THENCE East with the meanders of the North bank
of Denton Creek to a point which is 7920 feet
East of the center line of Belt Line Read;
THENCE South parallel to and 2640 feet East
of the corporate limits of theTown of Coppell,
Texas, as extended, to the corporate limits of
the City of Dallas, Texas, as established on
first reading;
THENCE Northwest and Southwest with the corporate
limits of the City of Dallas, Texas, as establish-
ed on first reading, to the corporate limits of
the Town of Coppell, Texas, as extended;
THENCE North with the East corporate limits of
the Town of Coppell, Texas, to the Northeast
corner of the Town of Coppell, Texas, as extend-
ed, and the place of Beginning.
be and the same is hereby annexed to the Town of Coppell, Texas.
2. That from and after the passage of this ordinance, said terri-
tory shall be a part of said Town of Coppell, Texas, and the inhabitants
thereof shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities
of all other citizens of the Town of Coppell, Texas, and shall be bound
by all of the ordinances and regulations enacted pursuant to and in
conformity with the General Laws of the State of Texas.
Thell fact that the Town of Coppell, Texas, and its inhabitants,
are in inmsdiate need of the relief afforded by the provisions of
this ordinance creates an emergency and an imperative public neces-
sity demanding that any and all rules requiring ordinances to be
passed at more than one meeting be suspended, and that this ordinance
take effect immediately upon its passage, and it is so ordained.
Ordinance 57-05 was passed and approved by the Town Council
of the Town of Coppell, Texas on April 15, 1957.