ORD NO 31-1973ARKANSAS,
Block 0, REA Addition.
ORDINANCE NO. 35-1973
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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL OR RAZING OF A HOUSE LOCATED
B LOCK 0, REA ADDITION.
WHEREAS Section 19 -2803 of Arkansas Statutes 1947 gives the
City Council the authority to order removal or razing of any building
or house that has become unsafe, unsanitary, obnoxious or detremental
to the public welfare.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
Section 1. That Minnie M. Sargent, Roland, Oklahoma, is the
record owner of the following discribed property while said property is
assessed under the name of Gola Sargent Westfall, Rt. 1, Muldrow, Okla.
and the owner or owners are hereby ordered to remove or raze the two
buildings upon said property within 30 days from the effective date of
this Ordinance.
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structutai,afi.Fehandrhealth hazard.
Section 3. That the City Attorney is hereby directed to in-
stitute such legal proceedings as may be necessary in order to enforce
the provisions of this Ordinance and to remedy the dangerous and unsightly
conditions brought about as a result of the failure of the property owner
to properly keep up waid property.
Se Section 4. That said Legal proceedings shall provide that un-
less the houses are razed within a certain period, to be allowed by the
Court, the City of Van Buren, be authorized to raze said property and
have a lien upon the real estate for the cost of removing said homes.
Section 5. A copy of this ordinance shall be served upon both
Minnie M. Sarggent and Gola Sargent Westfall by mailing a copy of this
Ordinance to them at their last known address and by posting a copy of this
Ordinance upon the door of each house
Section 6. That all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in
conflict are hereby repealed and, unless the provisions of this Ordinance
are put into effect immediately, the public,peace, health, and safety of
the City of Van Buren will be adversely affected, therefore, an emergency
is hereby declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval, and publication.
Attest:
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 10 DAY OF DECEMBER, 1973.
City Clerk
Mayor