The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-06-25
PETITION O
Charter Of Incorporation Of
North Greenwood,
Mississippi.
To the Governor OF Mississippi:

To the Governor OF Mississippi:
We, the undersigned citizens Of L
. hore County, Mississippi, residing
the uni~ncorporated town OF Nor,
Greenwood, respectfully show:
e ~. The number Of the inhabitan
in the said unincorporated town
three hundred and nineteen.
~. The amount OF the assessed va
ne Of the real property In said town
1 $s5, zoos ~
. B. The signers Of this petition COZ
stisate nor than two-thirds OF ii
: qualified electors residing in said uni
corporated town.
D H. 1t IL the aim and purpose an
desire OF the signers Of this petitio,
and Of the inhabitants of said upineoI
porated town, to incorporate said tow
and organize and maintain a municip;
: government; to provide police pro
i, lection To- sc The treta are 10 ne II
= ntod Ia n yer,, IN, .n- ~A~,4 ,a,.- +tSmra.
- go :. the inhabitants thereof; to
maintain law aud order therein, to pro-
vide and maintain streets and side-
walks therein and To provide for the
health, peace and happiness OF the in
habitaI::s tnereof
t5). The metes and bounds 6f Said
town are as follows: Beginning at the
point on the Yazoo River, where the
West boundary line OF legal subdivision
lot 10, In section 8, township 10, range
l east, In Lefore county, Mississippi,
intersects the Yazoo River; running
thence North along the said West
boundary line 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 0 in said section 0 and
along fine Northern boundary line Of
legal Subdivision lot ID, In section 10,
in said township and range, to the
North East corner Of said lot ID, in said
section 10, thence North Is degrees, 10
minutes West 14s feet; thence North "a
degrees As minutes East 1877 feet;
thence North 33 degrees East "a feet;
thence North "a degrees As minutes
West 1iS $40 feet; thence North "a
degrees As minutes East 1873 feet;
thence North 40 degrees % minutes
East 400 feet: thence North AZ degrees
10 minutes East l72 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 East 203 o 10 feet; thence
South 2S degrees II minutes East to
the Northern boundary line projected
Of the Wilson h Harris Addition to the
city Of Greenwood, Mississippi, In said
county. AZ shown by the map Of said
Addition, recorded In book |, at page
II, Of the record OF maps of said county;
thence North 80 degrees 35 minutes
East to the East bank of the ditch on
the West side Of the said Addition,
thence North 30 degrees rs minutes
East 500 feet; thence North 80 degrees
80 minutes East 800 feet; thence North
20 degrees so minutes East 025 feet to
the North boundary line OF section 10,
township 10, range / East; thence East
along the North boundary line of the
said section 10, to the point where the
said North boundary line Of the said
section 10 in~tersects the South line OF
Bell Avenue In the said Wilson & Har-
ris Addition: thence South AZ degrees
80 minutes West along the South side
Of the said Bell Avenue in the said Will
o h Harris Addition, to tho North
West corner OF block "F" in the said
Wilson & Harris Addition, thence South
30 degrees AZ minutes East along the
East side, and the East side projected,
Of Wightman Street, In said Wilson d
Harris Addition, to the Yazoo River,
thence Westwardly along said river to
the point OF beginning.
10y. The corporate name which they
desire for the said town is North
Greenwood.
az. The names Of the persons whom
they desire to be appointed az munic-
ipal officers Of the town are as follows:
d. s. Humphreys, Mayor; W. c. Peel,
W. G. George and s. G. Wilson, Alder
men; II k Bullock, Marshal; John Ash
craft, Treasurer.
Premises considered petitioners re-
spectfully pray that said town may be
Incorporated as provided by law and the
said parties may be appointed as mu-
nicipal officers therein:
Jno. S. Hoskins, L. z. Bullock, s., G..
Wilson, s. s. PEBBLES, II. M. Aldridge,
T. G. Garrett, G. W. Crockett, B. II.
Brown, A. J. Scates, W. II. Scates, A. j..
Read. W. r. Johnson, W. II. johnson,
G. H. Tracy, W. G. George, W. @. Neal,
B. 9. Humphreys, Jr, A. G. Metts. John
Ashcraft, A. H. George, A. M. Payne,
+. M. Aldridge. Jr, Stuart Mcintyre,
s. Il. Tull, G. G. Nye, W. W. Moore, ]. P.
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