The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-29
NOTICE
OF FILING OF PETITION FOR MUD
CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT
OF LEE COUNTY, MISS.

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To all Persons interested:
A petition for the organization of q
Drainage District to be known as Mud
Greek Drainage District of Lee County.
Mississippi. was filed with the Clerk OF
the Chancery Court of Lee county.
Miss. on the 2lst day of Sept. 1911
and said petition is now on file in said
office, and the following is
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Of Boundary Lines Of Mud Creek
Swamp Land District Of Lee
County, Mississippi.
Beginning at the center of Section
Ia, township 8, range 5, east, and run.
ming thence west along the quarter Sec
ton line 80 rods. thence south 100 rods
to the South boundary line Of said Sec
ton Ia; thence south % degrees and Il
minutes west, 48a rods, thence south
161 degrees east 12o rods to the south
boundary line of the north west quart
err of section %, township 8, range 5,
east.
Thence south 100 rods. thence east
2 rods, then south 16a degrees
east S3 rods. then east 40 rods,
thence south IL rods, thence sonth 85s
degrees east 160 rods, interesting the
east boundary of the north eastquarter
of section 26, township s, range least.
at point which is 1C4 rods South of
the north east corner of said quarter.
Thence south 711 degrees east 81
rods, thence north II degrees and 30
minutes east IS rods, intersecting the
east boundary line of the north west
quarter of section Is. township 8 range
5. east, at point Sc rods north of the
south east corner of said quarter, thence
south 54 degrees east 1913 rods, inter-
secting the east boundary line of the
south east quarter of section Is, town
ship s, range S, east 60 rods south of
the northeast corner thereof.
Thence south 80 degrees east 120
rods to the south boundary line of Sec
ton 80, township 8. range 6, east,
line 80 rods, thence south 20 degrees
east IS rods. thence south 49, degrees
east LOT rods, thence east along quarter
section line 40 rods, thence south 80
rods. thence east 913 rods, thence south
18a degrees east Sc rods to the south
east corner of the south east quarter
of section 81, township 8. range 6. east
Thence west two rods, thence south
80 rods, thence east rods.
thence south 80 degrees west IS
rods, thence south 80 degrees east, IS
rods, thence north 80 rods to the north
east corner of the south east quarter
of section 6, township 9, range 6, east,
thence east Is rods along quarter Sec
ton line. thence south 133 degrees east,
1854 rods interesting the south bound
ary line of section 5 township orange
6, east, l06 rods west of the south east
corner of the south west quarter of
said section.
Thence south 16O rods across the
north west quarter of section 8, town.
ship 9, range 6, east; thence west, along
the quarter section line "a rods, thence
south IL degrees west 143 rods to
point on the west boundary line of sec
ton s, township 8, range 6, east;thence
south along section line 20 rods to the
south west corner of said section.
Thence south q degrees west 179
rods across the north east quarter of
section Is, township 9, range g., east;
thence west along quarter section line
Ia rods to levee, thence in a south
westerly direction along the east toe of
said levee to point on the south boun-
Diary line of section Is. township 9.
range 6, 40 rods east, of the south
of said section.
Thence south 601 degrees east 40
rods, thence south Sc degrees east 81
rods to point on the east boundary
line of section 10. township 9. range 6,
east. which is IA rods south of the
north east corner thereof.
Thence South 40 degrees east us
rods. thence south % degrees east 100
rods to the south east corner of the
south west quarter of section 20, town.
ship 9, rage 6, east.
Thence south 100 rods along the
quarter section line, thence west rods,
thence south degrees west $50 rods
across the south west quarter of Sec
ton 20, township 9. range 6, east.
Thence south IA degrees east 80 rods.
thence south " rods to the center of
section 80, township 8, range 6, east,
thence south % degrees west 800 rods
to point on the south boundary of the
north west quarter of section 5, town.
ship 10, range 6, east, which is II rods
west of the south east corner thereof
Thence east along the quarter section
line IL rods, thence south 100 rods to
the south boundary line of section 5.
township 10. range 6. east, thence east
along ssction line So rods, thence north
100 rods. thence east 48 rods, thence
north 100 rods. crossing the north east
quarter of section 5. township orange
6, east, thence east 16 rods, thence in
northeast direction "a rods, to a
point which Is % rods east of the north
east corner of the south east quarter
of the south east quarter of section 80.
township 9. range 6, east; thence north
80 rods, thence east rods, thence
north 80 rods, thence east rods. thence
north 80 rods to point on the north
boundary line of section SO. township 9,
range 6, East, point being 81 rods east
of the north west corner of said Sec
ton SO.
Thence east along the section line 6
rods, thence north 80 rods, thence west
II rods, thence in forth west direct
ion SO rods, to the north west corner of
the south west quarter of section %.
foupchip range east. thence in a