The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-06-11
PETITION o
Charter Of incorporation Of
North Greenwood,
Mississippi.
To the ooyerno, a Missi.sirpl:

a the un~inoorrsrated town Of Mort
!, Grcenwoed, n srectfaily show.
T.. ~. The nnmhes OF the inhahitan.
q 10 h said anincorporAted town
!, tAree hundred and nineteen.
! ca. Tae aasssust Of the assessed "a
ae II the rcai property in said town |
n $4,000.
. 90. The signers Of this petition con
> ~stitste asore than two-thinas Of To
qualified eleetors rcsidiHg In said ualp
~oorpurated town.
:, t&k IL In the ain ard purpose sns
desire Of the sirneHs Of this petition
, and Of the Inhabitants a said sninssr
, porated town, 70 Incorporate said torn
and organize and Esstntain a municipal
government; to provide police pro
lection for the iHhshitAats thereof. "a
maintain law ssd order therein. 10 pro
vide and maintain streets ADD side.
walks therein and to provide for the
health, peace and happiness Of the In.
hshitants thereoi.
t6l. The n,etes and bounds Of said
town are as follows; Beginning at the
point On the Yasoo River. where the
West boundary line Of legal subdivision
lot 10. in section 8, township 10, range
l east, In Lsfore county, Mississippi,
intersects the Yazoo River: running
thenoe North along the said West
boundary limo Of said legal subdivision
lot 10 to the North West corner OF said
lot 10; running thence East along the
North boundary line OF legal subdivis.
ions lots 10 and Q in said section 0 and
along the Northern boundary line OF
legal subdivision lot IS, Ia section 10,
In said township and range, to the
North East corner OF said lot 10, In said
section 10, thence North % degrees, Is
minutes West las feet; thence North "a
degrees Is minutes East 1871 feet;
thence North 33 degrees East "a feet;
thence North "a degrees as minutes
West l4S $40 feet; thence North Ga
degrees d. minutes East 1873 feet;
thence North DO degrees % minutes
East 400 feet; thence North a degrees
10 minutes East liz feet; thence South
81 degrees 81 minutes East 100 feet;
thence South 80 degrees 80 minutes
East 100 feet; thence South 20 degrees
20 minutes Fast 203 6 10 feet; thence
South % degrees IA minutes East to
tho Northern boundary line projected
OF the Wilson b Harris Addition to the
city OF Greenwood, Mississippi, in said
county, as shown by the map of said
Addition, recorded in book !, at page
IA, OF the record OF maps of said county;
thence North 30 degrees 35 minutes
East to the East bank of the ditch on
the West side Of the said Addition;
North 80 degrees IS minutes
East 800 feet; thence North 30 degrees
30 minutes East 800 feet; thence North
20 degrees so minutes East 925 feet to
tho North boundary line of section 10,
10, range | East; thence East
along the North boundary line of tho
said section 10, to the point where the
said North boundary line of the said
section 10 intersects the South line OF
BELL Avenue In the said Wilson Il Har-
Addition; thence South AZ degrees
W minutes West along the South side
Df the said Bell Avenue in the said Will
'on u Harris Addition, to tho North
West corner OF block "F" In the said
& Harris Addition, thence South
W degrees 40 minutes East along the
side, and the East side projected,
u Wightman Street, In said Wilson d
Addition, to the Yazoo River,
hence w~estwardly along said river to
he point Of beginning.
6). The corporate name which they
for the said town is North
~. The names OF the persons whom
hey desire to be appointed rs munic- |
officers Of the town are as follows:
s. Humphreys, Mayor; W. c. Peel,
'. G. George and 8. q. Wilson, Alder |
Zen; + r. Bullock, Marshal; @. S. Pate,
Premises considered petitioners re- n
.pectfully pray that said town may be
Incorporated as provided by law and the =
Md parties may be appointed as mu- y
icipal officers therein
Jno. 8. Hoskins, Il. II. Bullock, s. G.l
'ilson, S. s. PEBBLES, +. M. Aldridge, n
/. G. CARROT, G. W. Crockett, B. H. s,
rown, A. ]. Scates, W. H. Scates, A. j. U
cad, W. r. johnson, W. II. johnson,
II. Tracy, ". G. George, W. C. Neal, y
@. Humphreys, Jr, A. G. Metts, John b
shcraft, A. II. George, A. NJ. Payne, D
NJ. Aldridge, Jr, Stuart Mcintyre,
X. Tull, @. G. Nye, W.. ". Moore, J. P.
J. P. Metts, W. @. Peel. +. q.
III, |. T. Mcintyre, X. X. Gale, W. h. !.
,ekes, r. r. Holt, J. B. Williams, g. Y
Pate, J. G. Listner, 8. L. Mo- sa
IDuis, A. T. McGinnis, p. W. Parsons, In
3. Leo, G.s. Mcintyre, r. @. Terry,
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