The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-05
State of Mississippi. ,
S County of Rankin,
Town of Brandon.
An Ordinance Enlarging the
Corporate Limits of the. Town
of PeldhatChie.

Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Board
OF Aldermen of the town of Pelallatchie,
mississippi, that the corporate limits cf
SID ssSd town be enlarged by the addllog-,,,;
the following i ssfF -tto.Wit:
I Beginning at an irua pilman rod, driven
tosWIlhln six inches OF the top, at the
point formed by the intersection of the
EAST line OF the west halt of section
township S, range s, with the North line
OF said township; running thence south,
one degree east, sixteen chains and forty
flve links, where an iron railroad spike is
driven into the ground; thence west 40
chains and fifty links, to a corner on the
north bank of Pelahatchie creek, from
said corner beech tree, naked X bears
north AZ degrees west, ten links distant;
thence north nineteen degrees west to d
s~eetgum, marked K on lis north and
south sides, said gum being 20 chains and
02 links west Of the v section corner be-
tween sections 81 and 3d. township e,
range east; thence S0uth from said gum
3 degrees east. to the Center of the main
line OF the Alabama & VIcksburg Rail-
way; thence south % 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 and Board
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 a 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 "a section corner
between sections 81 and 80, township S.
range east; from which point, II chains
and SO 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 Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen, that the corporate
limits OF said town OF PeIahatchie 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 {.
range east, with the north line of said
township; running thence south. one de-
gree east, sixteen chains, as links. ia an
iron railroad spike driven into the ground:
thence west 40 Chains and fifty links to q
corner on the north bank of PeIahatchie
creek, from said corner a large beech tree.
marked K bears north, AZ degrees west.
ten links distant; thence north nine, cen
degrees west to a SWectgum, marked X
on its north and south sides, said sweet
gum being 20 chains and o2 links west of
the " section corner between sections a.
and 80, toa nship 6, range s east; thence
north from said gum twenty chains to the
northwest corner OF said Corporation. be-
ing In field marked by an old iron plow
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
8 and 8, ten chains distant from the north
east corner Ut the northeast quarter Of the
northwest Quarler0 f section i, township
S, range east; thence east along the sand
lows snip line ten chahls to the point Of
beginning, and
BE it further dained that this ordinance
shall be published fur three weeks il The
Brandon News, and that II shall Be in
force On and afler January ara, 1908, a.
cordinR to Section 33o2, code 81 loo6
Done this, The s3rd DAY OF December.
1927. E. 81 lAA Is, IN ayur.
I \, ale a N n ilss Clefll.