The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-05-11

rate limits Of the city Of Brook
haven, Mississippi, or to bo in
cludei therein, shall first submit
map or plat Of same, with a
correct abstract Of title Of the
land to be subdivided, to the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen,
and providing how same shall
be plated or mupped.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen Of
the city Of Brookhayen, MIssis-
|sippi, that any person or persons
desiring to subdivide a tract of
land within the corporate limits
of the city of Brookhaven, or to
be included therein, shall submit
a map and plat of such subdlyis-
ion or addition, and correct alb
stract of title of the land plated
to the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen, to be approved by
them before the same shall be filed
for record in the record of deeds
of the county.
Sec. 2. Such map or plat shall
in every case be made on a scale
not less than 200 feet to an inch,
on sheets of good muslin backed
paper, eighteen by twenty four
inches in size. There shall be
written upon the paper upon
which said map or plat shall be
made full and detailed descrip-
tion of the land embraced in the
map or plat; showing the town
ship and range in which such land
is situated and the sections and
parts of sections plated, if same
be an addition map; and i. shall
show on its face in plain letters
the name of the city and addition
plated, the name of the proprie-
tor, and all of them, and of the
engineer, surveyor or other per-
son making the map or plat, with
the date. The same shall be sign
ed by the proprietor and survey
or, and shall be acknowledged as
deeds are acknowledged. j an
addition map the sections and
parts of the sections plated shall
be designated by lines drawn upon
said map or plat, with approprl-
ate letters and figures. All maps
or plats shall contain a plain des-
ignation of the cardinal points of
the compass, and a correct scale.
Such maps or plats shall also
specify and describe all the public
grounds, except streets and alleys,
by their boundaries, courses, and
extent, and all streets and alleys
by their courses, lengths, widths,
names, or numbers, by writing or
figures upon that portion of the
map or plat intended for those
uses. All the lots intended for
sale may he numbered either by
progressive numbers, or, if in
blocks, progressively numbered
in each block, and the blocks pro-
gressjvely numbered or Iettered.
Where ali the lots in any block are
of the same dimensions, it shall
be sufficient to mark the precise
length and width upon one tier
thereof, but all cores, triangles,
or other lots, either squares, or
parallelograms, shall have the
length of their sides plainly defn-
ed by figures.
Sec. 5. That this ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from
and after one month from its pas
sage.
The above ordinance was first
reduced to writing and read in
open aud public beard by the
clerk, and was considered and
adopted section by section and a
aye and nay vote taken which re-
suited as follows: Ayes Hart
man, Wentworth and Abrams.
Jones and Larsen abent and not
voting. Nays-None.
Meeting adjourned to meet
Friday, May 10th, 1907, at 4
o'clock p. m.
r. d. LANlER, Mayor.
g. III. HAMILTON, Clerk.