The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-15

sioners of election do hereby promul-
gate and authorize The Mayor to issue
his proclamation prOmulgating said
returns and that the property, lots,
land and territory described as "ail
that territory lying west and south of
the present corporate limits of the
town of Providence and adjacant there
| to. consisting of all the north half of
the original Hood and Wilson planta-
ton lying west and south of the pres
ent corporate limits of SAID town, and
| in addition thereto. the Providence
Cemetery as now enclosed, and the
Swofford lot and McGuire's gin lot,
| lying south of the present corporate
limits and formerly part of the south
half of the Hood and Wilson planta-
ton, together with the strip of land
lying between the Swofford property
and McGuire's gin lot and the Missis-
sippi river. said territory to be COM
prised within the following described
| limits to-wit:
"All territory west snd south of the
corporate limits of the town of Provl-
ticnce. and east and north of the fol-
lowing described boundary lines, to-
wit:
Begin ming at a point where the ex-
tension northward of the western
boundary line of Providence cemetery
strikes the margin of Lake Providence;
thence southwark along the western
boundary of said cemetery to the south
west corner of same; thence eastward
along the southern boundary of said
cemetery to the line between Edge
wood plantation and the original Hood
and Wilson plantations; thence SOUTH
ward along the western boundary of
the north half of the Hood and Wilson
plantation to the southwest corner of
the north half of said Hood and Wilson
plantation; thence eastward along the
line dividing the north half from the
south half of said Hood and w ilson PLAN
tation to the northwest corner of the
Sw offord property; thence southwark
along the western boundary Of the
Swofford property and the Mcclure
gin property to the southwest corner
of said gin property; thence eastward
gin property, aud an extension of,,said
southern boundary line to margin of
the Mississippi river; said territory be-
ing bounded on The north by the pres
ent corporate limits of the town of
Providence and by Lake Providence;
on the west by the Edgewood planta-
ton and the south BALI of the Hood
and Wilson plantation; on the south by
that part of the south half of the Hood
and Wilson plantation now owned by
Phil Mcclure, and on the east by the
Mississippi river and tie present limits
of the town of Providence, Louisiana"
be and the same is hereby declared to
be and form part of the town of
Providence, and be embraced and an
nexed to the present town of Provi-
dence and subject to all its powers,
police regulations and ordinances now
in force.
The following ordinance offered by
Aid. Egelly was read and adopted:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the town of
Providence, La, That the fees of CON-
missioners and clerks of election for
all elections held within the corporate
limits; be and the same is hereby fixed
at $500 per day.
Be it further ordained. That this
ordinance take effect from aud after
its passage.
Aid. Egelly was elected Mayor pro
tenn by the Board to act for the Mayor
in his absence.
On motion of Aid. Purdy. Aid. Egel-
ly was allowed the sum of $25 for act