The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-11
Respectfully submitted.
Clifton Il. Davis,
w. S. Mcguire,
j, W. PiLtman.

Respectfully submitted.
Clifton Il. Davis,
W S. Mcguire,
j. w. PiLtman.
Be il ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Councilmen of the town OF
Providence that
Whereas. in accordance with act.
No 1876 of the acts of the General AS
sembly of 1898. the Mayor and Board
of Councilmen IN order to extend the
limits of the town of Providence adopt
ed by a unanimous vote of quorum
of said Council at their regular meet
ing held on January 3, 1901. an orGi-
nance which was duly signed and APP
proved by the Mayor, which ordinance
was AS follows. io-wit:
An ordinance to extend the corporate linn
It's of the Town OF Providence, La.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board of
Couneilmen OF the town of Providence.
That the present boundaries of the town of
Providence. La. shall be enlarged by ex-
tending them to include all the territory
lying west and south of the present cor
porate limits of the town Of Providence and
adjacent thereto consisting of all OF the
north half of the original Hood & Wilson
plantation, comprising what is known as
the Browns Burney, the Davis and the
Hamley & Mllikin addition to the town of
Providence &c. &c. lying west and south
of the present corporateIimits of said town,
and in addition thereto Providence Gene
terry as it is now enclosed, with the public
road and lake bank Immediately in front of
the said cemetery. and the Swofford lot and
McGuire's gin lot as now enclosed lying
south OF the present corporate limits and
formerly a part of the south half of the
Hood & Wilson plantation. together with
the strip of land lying between the said
Swofford property and McGuire's gin lot
and the Mississippi river. and bounded on
the south by line drawn due east from the
south east corner of said gin lot: all of said
territory to be comprised within the fol-
lowing limits. to-wit:
Beginning at point where the extension
northward of the western boundary line
of 2 royldence Cemetery strikes the margin
of Lake Providence; thence southwark
along the western boundary of said ceme-
terry to the southwest corner of same:
thence eastward along the sounthen boun.
Diary of said cemetery to the line between
EdgewooG plantation and the original
Hood & Wilson plantation; thence south
ward along The western boundary of the
north half the OF Hood & Wilson plantation
to the southwest corner OF the north half
OF said Hood d Wilson plantations; thence
eastward along the line dividing the north
half from the south half of said Hood &
Wilson plantation to the northwest corner
OF the Swofford properly: thence sothward
saong the western boundary of the Swof-
ford property and the Mcclure gin proper
ty to the southwest corner of said gin
property: thence eastward along the south
ern boundary of said gin property to Its
southeast corner: thence from said south
east corner due east to the Mississippi
river; thence up the said river to the pres
ent corporation line; thence westward and
northward following the said present north
err and western corporation line to the
lake bank al the Morgan property; thence
westwardty along the margin ofthe lake to
the point of beginning.
SAID territory being bounded on the north
by the present corporate limits of the town
of Providence and Lake Providence: on the
west by Edgewood plantation and the
south half of the Hood & Wilson planta-
ton; on the south by that part of the south
half of the Hood 81 Wilson plantation now
owned by Phil McGuire, and on the east
by the Mississippi river and the present
limits of the town of Providence.
That the limits or boundaries ofthe town
OF Providence as changed the extension as
herein above made, shall be as follows, to-
wit:
Starting at point on the west back of
the Mississippi river due east from the
southeast corner ofth present gin lot of
IL. &. Mcclure; from thence In due west
line to the said southeast corner of said gin
lot OF III. G. McGuire; thence westwardly
along the southern line of said gin lot to
the southwest corner; thence northwardy
along the western boundaries of said gin
lot and the residence of Charles Swofford
to the line dividing the north and south
halves of the Hood & Wilson plantation;
thence westwardly along the said line di-
viding the north and south halyes of the
Hood d Wilson plantation to the Edge
wood plantation; thence northwardly along
the line dividing said Edgewood plantation
and the old Hood Il Wilson plantation. to
the fence of the Providence cemetery;
thence westwardly along the southern
fence of said cemetery TO its southwest
corner; thence nOrthward along the west
line of said cemetery and saidwestern line
extended to the margin of Lake Provi-
dence; then eastward along the margins of
Lake Providence to a point opposite the
west line OF the Biggs property, now
owned by Mrs A. b. Mckee; thence north TO
a point on a line with the north side OF the
property of the W. A. Blount property,
now owned by Braxton House; thence due
east to the Mississippi river; thence along
the margin of said river TO the point OF be-
ginning.
Be it further resolved. That this ordin-
auce shall become operative after the pub
lication and posting and delays prescribed
by law.
And whereas. SAID ordinance has been
duly published in the Banner Demo.
crat, the official organ of the town of
Providence. published in said town for
over three weeks as appearing by its
issues of January 10, and 26. 1901 and
February 2. 1901: and written copies
thereof have been posted in three pub
lie places in said town, to-wit: the post
office, the store house of G. M. Frank
I'm at the corner of Sparrow and Lake
streets. and the store of Max Levy, at
the corner of Lake and Levee streets
for over three weeks;
And whereas. there has been no APP
peal presented from said ordinance and
the time for taking same having ex-
pred;
And whereas, the Mavor and Board
of Councilmen have inquired into the
fact of Publication ana notice and have
by sufficient and legal proof found that
and notice has been made
as above set forth and in the manner
prescribed by law;
Now therefore be 1t ordained, That.
the Mayor and Board of Councilmen do
adjudge that said publication and.
notice of said ordinance extending the
limits ofthe corporation Of the town of
Providence has been made in manner
and form as prescribed by said act 1876
of the acts of 1898. aud over a month
having elapsed since the passing of
said ordinance. do now ordain that the
same shall become operative and the
limits of the town of Providence ex.
tended and established as set forth in
said ordinance.
BE i ofsisslned. that this ordinance
shall take efTacl from and after its pass