The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-13

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d petition signed as alleged in said pet
Ton by more than one-third of th
property taxpayers residing therein
has been presented to tho Mayor au,
Board OF Alderman of the town O
, Providence, petiiioning and prayin,
. Tor The annexation of the followiu,
described property, 10 become an,
form part of the town ofProvidepce
La, which property is described al
follows, to-wit:
All that territory lying west ant
SCUM OF The present corporate limit,
OF the town ofPro1idence and adjacent
thereto, consisting of oil of the north
half OF the original Hood 81 Wilson
plantation lying west and south of tho
present corporate limits of said town
aud in addition thereto the Providence
cemetery as now enclosed and the
owaiford lot and McGuire's gin lots
lying south of the present corporate
limits and formerly part of the south
haif OF the Hood aud Wilson planta-
ton, together with that strip of land
lying between tie Swafford property
and Maguire's gin lots and the Missis-
sippi river; said territory to be COM
prised within tho following described
limits, to-wit:
All the territory west and south Of
The present corporate limits of the
town OF Providence aud east and north
OF the following described boundary
lines to-wi': Beginning at a point
where the extension nor,hward 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 southwest CORNER of same:
thence eastward along The southern
boundary Of said cemetery to the line
between the Edgewood plantation and
the original Hood & Wilson planta-
ton; thence southwark along the wes-
tern boundary of the north-talf of the
Hood u Wilson plantation TO the
southwest corner of the norih half of
said Hood & Wilson plantation; thence
eastward along the line dividing the n
half from the s half of said Hood &
Wilson plantation to the " corner of |
the Swafford property; thence south
ward along tho western boundary of |
the Swafford properly and the Nc
CURE, gin property tothe W corner
OF said gin property; thence eastward
along the southern boundary of said
gin property and an extension of said
southern boundary line to the margin
Of the Mississippi river; said territory
being bounded on the north by the
present corporate limits of the Town of
Providence and by Lake Providence:
,n the west By the Edgewood planta-
ion aud the south half of the Hood &
Wilson plantation; ON the south by
hat part of the sonth-half ofthe Hood
. Wilson plantation now owned by
,hil Mcclure; and on the east by the
Mississippi river and the present limits
u The town of Providence, La;
And whereas, he said petition has .
'een accompanied by map and pro-
es verbal descriptive of the property
DO annexed with plat of surveys !,
howipg boundaries etc., as required +,
y said act aforesaid;
Now, therefore be it ordained by tho
layor q Board of Alderman OF The :
own of Providence, La, in regular :,
,ssion convened, That an election be .
I'd the same is hereby ordered by
lis Board to be held by The qualified
ec'ors residing in and upon the lots s,
land proposed to be annexed 10 the o
'wn of Providence, La, as set forth
their said petition and description
property TO be annexed, submitting | B
re proposition to be voted on at said fe
eclion whether they desire that such y,
is or lands shall be annexed to aud CT
ciuded in the territorial corporate
nits contiguous to and adjacent TO
Q town of Providence, La. !,
Be 1t further ordained, That said "a
,ction shall be held under the general hs
sction laws of the state and preceded br
notice of ten days or more in the
NJ
Be 1t further ordained, etc, That tn
Mayor of the town of Providence br
and be is hereby instructed aud au- fe,
orized to issue his proclamation an
dering said election to fully carry NJ,
t the provisions of the foregoing or re,
lance, said proclamation TO be pub les
he'd for ten clear days and to set ite
tn fully the objects and purposes of sb,
d election TO be held and describing for
boundaries and description of such of
or land proposed TO be annexed; ST,
80 it further ordained, etc, That Mi
secretary of this board be aud he is CT,
eby instructed TO record upon the
ord or minute book of the town
petition, and process verbal and "a
of survey of the property describ- SUI
and seeking to be annexed in &C.
dance with section 8, of said act ID
105 of the acts of the General AS n
IDLY Of The State OF Louisiana, ap- =
we'd July 9TH, 1892.
1r. j. N. Turner Of the Banner oea
nocrat, put in bill of 800 for the ent
n printing for the year, and on wei
ion OF Aid. Purdy same was ac- one
ted. T
Id. Egelly offered The following or Thi
ance, which was adopted: of t
9 ii ordained by the Mayor and som
rd of Aldermen of the town of =,
videncs in regular session con-
I'd, That the ordinance of this goo
I'd fixing the costs 10 be collected noi,
D parties convicted in the Mayors oe
L be amended and re.enaied SO as
cad as follows:
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