Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-11-06
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given to the quail
fled voters who reside within the ter
ritory hereinafter described, including
the qualified voters of and within the
corporate limits of the city of Potosi.
Missouri. that Il special election will
be held on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER TIE
2lst. 1901,
at the usual voting place IN the Potosi
voting precinct, in Washington Coun-
ty. Missouri, for The purpose of sub-
mittiug to said qualified voters for
their adoption Article Ten OF Chapter
l5I of the Revised Statutes of 1899,
entitled, "An act to provide for work.
ing and improving the public roads by
the organization Of special road dis
trctS not more than six miles square,
in which is located Il city Of the third
or fourth class, and to raise revenue
therefor: and to further provide that
when this act shall become a law it
shall take effect and be in force only
in such territory wherein the county
courts shall, by order of record. declare
the same to be the law in such pres
cribed territory where adopted by the
qualified voters therof,'' with an
emergency clause. Approved March
9th 1893. That said proposed road
district shall he bounded as follows,
including all the territory therein EN-
hraced aud the city OF Poto>i, all in
Washington County, Missouri, viz:
Beginning at the northeast corner
of section 6, township 81, range east:
thence south along the east boundary
line OF said section to where it inter-
sectS the eastern LOuEdary line of
Spanish Grant No. 1858; thence south
along the eastern boundary line Of said
grant to the southeast corner of said
grant; thence in a SouthWesterly di-
rectiOn along the southern boundary
line OF said grant to where itintersects
the east boundary line of Spanish
Grant No. 2l15; thence south along
the eastern boundary line of said grant
No. 2ll5 to where it intersectS The
south boundary line of Spanish Grant
No. 2l34; thence in an easterly direc-
tiOn along the south line OF said grant
No. 2l34 to the east boundary line of
section Is, township 81. range east.
Thence south along the east boun-
Diary lines of sections 1S. 10, 80 and 81
to the congressional township line be-
tween townships Nos. So and 81 north,
at the southeast corner OF section 81,
township 81, range east.
Thence west along said congressiOn-
al township line to the middle Of sec
fion 81, in township 81, range 2 east;
thence north, following the govern
ment survey, through the middle of
sections 81, %, 20, s and 5, all in town.
ship 81 north, range 2 east. to the
coIie re>Sinnal township line between
townships 81 and 80 north
Thence along the said township line
east to the western boundary line of
Spanish Grant No 43O: thence in a
northerly direction to the north COR
ner of said grant; thence along the
northeast boundary of said grant in
southerly direction to the congress
sional township line between town
ships 81 and 80 north: thence along
said township line east to place begin
ming. at he northeast corner of sec
tion q, township 81, range 3 east, con-
tanning in the aggregate 5.144 miles
square.
Done bv an order of the County
Court of Washington County. made on
the 9TH day Of November, 1901.
In witness whereof |, John o Long,
clerk of the County Court of said
county, have hereto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said court, at office
in PotoSi, Mo, this 5th day OF No
vember. 1901.
[Seall JOHN O. LONG, Clerk.