Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-02-29
Yocona Drainage
Petition.

J. q. Hartsfield and Others, Petitioners
. Petition for Organization. and Incor-
uorasion Of Certain Lands Lying in
Yocona - Bottom. in Lafayette
County, Mississippi, for the Purpose Of
the Drainage OF said Lands.
To the Honorable Chancery Court Of
LAFAYETTE County:
D Your petitioners, j. G. HsTtsfielf and
others. whose names are affixed to this
petition. AID all others who may at
any time Join in this petition a. allow
red BIZ law in Such cases, would respect
I fully represent and show unto the court
a. follows.
That they desire 10 organize a Drain
age District for the construction of
drains or bitches across the Lands Of the
different parties who own same in the
TERRITORY hereinafter described, said des
cription being shown in Exhibit "A"
hereto attached and prayed to be taken
rs a part here FOR ag-icuits Z j and SAM
ltsry purposes and for the purpose of
maintaining aad keeping in repair such
drains, ditches or channels "a may be
constructed in said territory or over
said lands and established in said dis
I triet to be organized, a~combined sys-
tenn OF drainage or protection from Over
low or wash for agricultural purposes
and tor the purpo-. % Constructing and
maintaining same by special assess
msnt upon the property benefited by
same, and for this purpose petitioners
would show that all the lands desired
TO be organized and included IN said
drainage district lie in the county OF
'~tLaFsrette and State of Mississippi and
6 49, Ill 49,. l.-1. - - L.. Ill
bitches, drain or drains, channel or
channels or other work proposed TO be
constructed maintained or repaired lie
In said State and county.
Petitioners would respectfully pro-
pose Il a name for said drainage dis
trict "Yocon1 Drainage District Of La
Fayette County. Miss !, and would show
that the land within the bounds Of said
. proposed drainage district, are all over
flowed and swamp lands, not suscepti-
pie of being titled and Guilty. .ted sue
css-fully without having same better
: drained and that il is impossible practi-
i caliy 70 have said drainage perfected or
constructed without the Organization o.
same into 4 drainage district
! Your petitioners would RESPECTFULLY
| show that the description Of the Lands
/ desired to be included in said district,
same being the overtlowed, wet aud
swamp lands in said territory together
with the names Of the owners Of the
same, whel known, together with tn
: post -oftice address of each, is also STAT.
ed hereinafter, in the Exhibit hereto
attached and marked Exhibit "A'f and
prayed 10 be taken a. . part thereof,
and where the names of the pa tisz
D owning same are unknown. in VIII b.
80 stated and IL their p~ost-ufice eddres-
. 8 unknown it will likewise b. 81 stz.el
Your petitioners would further show
Nhls the boundries Of said prO1Osed
tfraina-e district are a so 81 out IN de
> tail in said Exhibit "a" and which a.,
. prayed 70 DC a. n part OF this petition
. four PETITIONERS would further show
! unto the court that the names Ok IN.
: p1rt.ss vhose name appear affixed q
, thi. petition wers affixed by such pa
-. ties in tnei- own hand writing. wlers
not expressly stated otherwise, and ina
. they a-e more han n third n uum
] Der % the lanf yre n said pruDo.-
/, dis--ic. and rnIt SAID number own NOR
( than ole-hllf Il the land in said pro
posed district and that they are OF law
: = age. They say further that petition
~Ters represent more than a majority o
the lad owners of EwfcI age, In sail
PROPOSED dr4in.Ss distric. and wnS
0gn more Thaa oue-tairi the a-sa o
tic lands proposed % be organized in
% sad drainage district
Your petitioners would show TIM
he-rin attached and asked 20 De take,
A. a part Of this petition and markeS
Exhibit 3D." is an affidavit shown.
the names aud post Office addresses Q
> all parties who are lon-residenss Of th'
a Stste OF Mississippi, also who are non
: restt-p. Of the County OF Lafayette,
2 where sIch Is known, and that suct
names and pOst-odice addresses an
that sam could not not be ascertained
Petitioners pray that upon the filIll
Of this petition with the clerk of tn
Chsncery Court of said county, tina
e notice be given ITO ALL PERSON.
2 INTERESTED" rs required by Section
1851, Mississippi Code OF 1906, as amenC
ed by Chapter ISIS, Laws 1910, bein.
House Bill No. 3li and entitled: "AI
? Act To Amend Section 1857 OF he Mis-
; sissippi Code OF 1906 In Relation 70 tn,
Proceedings To Be Had After the Pc
ttition For the Establishment OF a Drain
age District is Filed" said notice re
turnabie before the Chapcery Court o
Lafayette County on he 6et day o
: March, 1912, at the Cocrt-House in tn,
Town Of OK ord, Miss LaEayett.
J County, and that on the hearing OF sale
petition the court viii pass upon anC
decree that said petition mas been sig..
ed By the number of signatures requir'
ed by Chapter IS of the Mississippi
iEode of 1916, and any amendment.
thereto, aud that notice to all persons
a interested by publication and postinI
have been given, Cd required BY SAD
: chapter and thai the lands Of said pro
posed drainage district, as described ir
this petition, or any such part thereof
a. the court may deem right and prop
: er, require q combined system of dram
4 Iagr And upon ~decreeiag such natter
= IN favor OF petitioners herein that SAID
e petition shall be referred to drainage
: commissioners Of said county for furth
: Ter proceedings In compliance with said
r chapter and that the q hx a day
: upon which said commissioners shall
L meet, a. well as . place TO consider the
4 same and investigate the lands IN SAID
: proposed drainage district.
. Petitioners pray the court that IL shall
j decree and cause 70 be done any and al
: things that are necessary 20 be done
under and by virtue of said Chapter 81
a b Mississippi Code of 1906 and ali
amendments thereto, for the purpose
of having the lands described in Thu
lHtItion declared and organized into a
dfsinags district in accordance with
J said Law and to this end that the cour,
may fix any day or days in vacation OF
term time as it may deem right and
proper for the hearing OF any and all the
matters contemplated and necessary 20
be done for this purpose
; Petitioners pray further that if theT
have no asked for the proper special
relief herein necessary that the court
grant any further general or special re-
lief that may be meet and proper
And, as in duty bound they VIII ever
u-2y. etc.