A petition for the incorporation of the town of McGehee as a municipality was filed in the county court of Desha County on January 15, 1906. The petition was signed by Abner McGehee, J.M. Stuart, F (J) C. Chennault, A.S. Immerman and sixteen other qualified persons. Attached to the petition was a plat of the land to be incorporated. (This petition or plat cannot be located). The petitioners were represented by Austin and Danaher, Attorneys at Law. A hearing on the petition was set by the court for March 5, 1906 and notice was given in the New Enterprise, a weekly newspaper published in Arkansas City. On March 5, 1906 the petition for incorporation was heard by the court. An order dated March 5, 1906, Judge W.F. Besselieu presiding, was entered incorporating the town of McGehee, Arkansas. The land included parts of section 27 and 34 in township 12 south, range 3 west and described by metes and bounds, but with reference to north, Third, Holly, Fourth and Gum Streets, this indicates of record that this area had been previously platted into blocks and streets.
The first meeting of the town council convened on July 21,1906. There were present the mayor, J.E. Erwin, Recorder, A.S. Immerman and the five council members who were Abner McGehee Sr., Sam Walchansky, W.A. McKennon, Dr. J.C. Chennault and R.H. Randle. The only business transacted was the introducing of an ordinance to adopt the laws of the State of Arkansas.
The first meeting of the town council convened on July 21,1906. There were present the mayor, J.E. Erwin, Recorder, A.S. Immerman and the five council members who were Abner McGehee Sr., Sam Walchansky, W.A. McKennon, Dr. J.C. Chennault and R.H. Randle. The only business transacted was the introducing of an ordinance to adopt the laws of the State of Arkansas.
A petition for the incorporation of the town of McGehee as a municipality was filed in the county court of Desha County on January 15, 1906. The petition was signed by Abner McGehee, J.M. Stuart, F (J) C. Chennault, A.S. Immerman and sixteen other qualified persons. Attached to the petition was a plat of the land to be incorporated. (This petition or plat cannot be located). The petitioners were represented by Austin and Danaher, Attorneys at Law. A hearing on the petition was set by the court for March 5, 1906 and notice was given in the New Enterprise, a weekly newspaper published in Arkansas City. On March 5, 1906 the petition for incorporation was heard by the court. An order dated March 5, 1906, Judge W.F. Besselieu presiding, was entered incorporating the town of McGehee, Arkansas. The land included parts of section 27 and 34 in township 12 south, range 3 west and described by metes and bounds, but with reference to north, Third, Holly, Fourth and Gum Streets, this indicates of record that this area had been previously platted into blocks and streets.
The first meeting of the town council convened on July 21,1906. There were present the mayor, J.E. Erwin, Recorder, A.S. Immerman and the five council members who were Abner McGehee Sr., Sam Walchansky, W.A. McKennon, Dr. J.C. Chennault and R.H. Randle. The only business transacted was the introducing of an ordinance to adopt the laws of the State of Arkansas.
The first meeting of the town council convened on July 21,1906. There were present the mayor, J.E. Erwin, Recorder, A.S. Immerman and the five council members who were Abner McGehee Sr., Sam Walchansky, W.A. McKennon, Dr. J.C. Chennault and R.H. Randle. The only business transacted was the introducing of an ordinance to adopt the laws of the State of Arkansas.
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