The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-12
An Ordinance Enlarging the
Corporate Limits Of the Town
If Pc1ahafrhio
T Peldl1dtcl1ic.


Be It ordained by the Mayor and Board
OF Aldermen Of the town Of PeIahatchie,
Mississippi, that the corporate limits OF
said town be enlarged by the. ADDITION Of
the following territory, to-Wit:
Beginning at aniro1 pitihan rod, driven
to within six inches of the top, at the
point formed by the intersection of the
east line of the west half of section 4,
township S, range 5, with the north line
of said township; running thence south,
one degree east, sixteen chains and forty
five links, where an iron railroad spike Is
driven into the ground; thence west 40
chains and fifty links, to corner on the
north bank of Pelahatehle creek, from
said corner beech tree, naked X, bears
north AZ degrees west, ten links distant;
thence north nineteen degrees west to q
SWeetgum, marked X on its north and
south sides, said gum being 20 chains and
o2 links west of the u section corner be.
tween sections 81 and 50, township 6,
range $ cast; thence south from said gum
% degrees east, to the center Of the main
line of the Alabama & Vicksburg Rail-
way; thence south 23 degrees, east IS
chains and fifty links, thence east ten
chains to an iron stake southeast of w !.
d. Heslep's old residence; thence north
to the north line of township s; thence east
along said township line to the point of
beginning, and
Be it ordained by the Mayor andB GARD
of Aldermen of the town of PeIahatchie
that the corporate limits of said town be
enlarged further by the addition of the
following described property, to-Wit: Be
ginning at point found by running north
seven chains and fifty links from said
sWeetgum tree which is situated 20 chains
and o2 links west of the u section corner
between sections 81 and %, township s.
range east; from Which point, I2 chains
and 50 links north; thence east SO chains:
thence south twelve chains and fifty links:
thence west eighty chains to the point of
beginning, and
Be it ordained further by the said Mavor
and Board of Aldermen, that the corporate
limits OF said town OF Pelahatchie be and
are described as follows. to.Wit: Begin
ming at an iron pitman rod, driven to
within six inches of the top, at a point
formed by the intersection of the east line
of the west half of section q, township s,
range east, with the north line of said
township; running thence south, one de-
gree east, sixteen chains, as links. to an
iron railroad spike driven into the ground:
thence west 40 Chains and fifty links to 4
corner on the north bank of Pelahatchie
creek, from said corner large beech tree,
marked x bears north, AZ degrees west.
ten links distant; thence north nine, cen
degrees west to sWeetgum, marked X
on its north and south sides, said sweet
gum being 20 chains and o2 links west of
the n section corner between sections e
and 80, tow nship 6, range cast; thence
north from said gum twenty chains to the
northwest corner OF said corporation, be.
ing in field marked by an old iron blow
coulter; thence east So chains to the north
east corner of said corporation, single
gun barrel being driven into the ground
for said corner; thence south sixty Chains
to point on the line between townships
and 6, ten chains distant from the north
east corner of the northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of section d, township
5, range 5 east;thence west along the said
township line ten chains to the point of
beginning, and
Be it further ordained that this ordinance
shall be published for three weeks in The
Brandon News, and that it shall be in
force on and after January grid, Ioo8, ac-
cording to Section 33o2, Code of loo6
Done this, the grid day of December.
Ioo7. R. F. GRIMES, Mayor.
j. A. SPAWN. JR.. Clerk.