The Tupelo journal., 1911-09-22
NOTICE
OF FILING OF PETITION FOR MUD
CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT
OF LEE COUNTY, MISS.

To all Persons Interested:
A petition for the organization Of .
Drainage District to be known as Mud
Creek 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 10 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 1t 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 160 rods
to the South boundary line of said Sec
ton Ia; thence south % degrees and 10
minutes west, 48A rods, thence south
164 degrees east 120 rods to the south
boundary line of the north west quart
er of section %, township 8, range 5,
east.
Thence south IGN rods. thence east
2 rods, then south 16A degrees
east 83 rods, then east 40 rods,
thence south IL rods, thence sonth S53
degrees east 160 rods, intersecting the
east boundary of the north eastquarter
of section 26, township s. range 5, east.
at point which is 1C4 rods South of
the north east corner of said quarter.
Thence south til degrees east 85
rods, thence north II degrees and 80
minutes east IS rods. intersecting the
east boundary line of the north west
quarter of section Us. township range
5. east, at point Sc rods north of the
south east corner of said quarter, thence
south 81 degrees east 1913 rods, inter-
secting the east boundary line OF the
south east quarter of section rs. town
ship 8, range 5. 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,
thence west along the section
line 80 rods, thence south % degrees
east IS rods. thence south 48a degrees
east 1O7 rods, thence east along quarter
section line 40 rods. thence south 80
rods. thence east 9la rods, thence south
1874 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 95
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 8, range g. east.
thence east Is rods along quarter Sec
ton line. thence south 13s degrees east,
164 rods interesting the south bound
ary line of section township Strange
6, east, LOG rods west of the south east
corner of the south west quarter OF
said section.
/ Thence south 100 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 lab rods to a
point on the west boundary line of Sec
ton 8, township 9, range 6, east:thence
south along section line 20 rods to the
south west corner of said section.
Thence south 81 degrees west 179
rods across the north east quarter of
thence west along quarter section line
Ia rods to levee, thence in south
westerly direction along the east toe OF
said levee to point on the south boun-
Diary line of section Is. township y,
range 6, 40 rods east. of the south
west corner OF the south east quarter
of said section. !.
Thence south 60A degrees east &C
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 11E
rods. thence south % degrees east 18C
rods to the south east corner of the
south west quarter of section 20. town
ship 9, ra age 6. east.
Thence south 16G rods along the
quarter section line. thence west rods.
thence south 5 degrees west 100 rods
across the south west quarter of Sec
ton 20, township 9. range 6, east.
Thence south IA degrees east 80 rods,
thence south II rods to the center of
section 80. township 9. range 6. east.
thence south q 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 IL 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 160 rods. crossing the north east
quarter of section 5. township 10. range
8, east, thence east 16 DIS. 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 81.
township 8. range 6, east; thence north
80 rods. thence east rods, thence
north 80 rods, thence east rods, thence
north 80 rods to a point on the north
boundary line of section 80. township 8,
range g. East. point being 81 rods east
of the north west corner of said Sec
ton 80.
Thence east along the section line 6
rods, thence north 80 rods, thence west
/ IL rods, thence in north west direct
! ion SO rods, to the north west corner Of
the south west quarter of section %.
township 9, range 6, east: thence in a
| north eastelly direction 100 rods to q
point which is 60 rods east of the north
east corner of the south east quarter Of
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