The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-09
Citation tn Unknown or Non Resident
Owners, to be Published.

C,TATE OF MICHIGAN, County Of Van Buren,
- IS. At session of the Probate Court for the
county of Van Buren,, holden at the Probate Offics
in the village of Paw Paw, Tuesday, the 10th day
of November A. ID. 1891. Present, Hon. Benz. Il.
Heckert, Judge of Probate. In the matter of ths
application of the Drain Commissioner of said
county, tor the appointment of three special COM
mssioners to determine the necessity for drain
through certain lands in said county, and for the
taking of private property for the and benefit
the pu bile for the purpose thereof and the just
pensation to be made therefor. Whereas, the
10th day of November, A. D. 1891 an application ia
writing was made to this court by the Drain Com
missioner of said county, for the appointment OF
three special commissioners to determine the
sity for drain through certain lands in said
ty, and described in said application. and for the
taking of private property for the and benefit
of the public for the purpose thereof, and the just
compensation to be made therefor. And whereas
this court did Oh the 10th day of November. A. ID.
1891, upon due examination of such application
and of the proceedings heretofore taken In the
premises find the same to be in accordance with the
statute in such made and provided, and did
thereupon by order entered therein, appoint
Tuesday, the 18th day of December A. ID. 1891, az
ten O'Clock In the forenoon of that day. as the time
and the Office of the Judge of Probate in the village
of Paw Paw, in said county, as the place when aud
where a hearing upon such application would be
had, and did then and there order that all persons
whose lands to be traversed by such proposed
drain, who would be liable to assessment for
benefits in the construction thereof, and who had
not released right of way, and all damages on ac-
count thereof, TO appear at the time and place des
ignated to be heard with respect to such application
If they desire, show cause if any there should
be- why said application should not be granted. And
whereas, there is file with this court a de-
scrption and survey of such proposed drain, from
which description and survey IL appears that the
commencement, general course and terminus of such
drain follows: Commencing at a point
chains east and 33 links south of the corner OF
sec 9, town south, of range Is west, and running
in general course northwest to VanAuken lake, in
the township of Bangor, and terminating 20 chains
and 10 links south S3 deg. 10 min. east from the
ter of said section 80. And ii further appearing
that the following described tracts of lands not
traversed by said proposed drain, owned by un-
known persons non-residents of the county of
Van Buren, aforesaid, will be subject to- an assess
ment for its construction, to-wit: w a u = @ "A
20; the N IA fir "A sec 80; the IA W IA OF
sec 20; aud acres in W corner of sw !.
20; and 32 rods east and west by 80 rods north
and SOUTH all in town south, of range 10 west.
Now, therefore, all such unknown or non resident
persons, owners of the above-described lands, ana
each of Them are hereby cited to be and appear be-
fore this court, at the time and place last above set
forth, to be heard with respect to such application
IL they desire, and show cause, il any there he,
why the said application tor the appointment of
three special commissioners aforesaid should not
be granted And il is further ordered, that the said
drain commissioner give notice of the pendency OF
said application, far II affects said lands and
the persons interested therein, by causing copy ct
this citation to be published ia the True Northrner,
weekly newspaper published circulating in the
said county of Van Buren,, in which said county alt
of said lands located for at least two weeks pre-
vious to said day of hearing.
BENZ. +. HECKERT,
14t3ol6 Judge of Probate.