Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-02-15

county. 10 the May term, thereof,
1912
j. @. Hartsfield and Others, Petitioners
Petition for Orglaizl atom AMI Incor-
poration of Certain Lands Lying Ia
Yocona - Bottom, in Lafayette
County, Mississippi, Tor the Purpose Of
the Drainage Of said Lends.
To the Honorable cha1cery Court o.
LaFa cite County, +.
Your petitioners, J c. Hl-tsleli and
others. who's names are affixed to this
petition, and all others vino may at
any time join in this petition ~ allow
ed by law in such cases, woaii respec.
fully represent and show un o the oar
as follow rs:
I NJ they desire 70 ~orglnizsa Drain
age District for the construction OF
drains or ditchas across the lands of the
different parties waO own stme n tIe
territory hereinafter described /. saitde-
cription being shown in Exhibit "a"
hereto attache ! and prayed TO b. taken
"a n part here for az icult r ! and sani-
"a y purposes and for the plrpI,e Oi
mai tanning aud keeping in rcptir such
drains, ditenes or cha1neis ~ nay b.
coistrac ed in said territory Or over
{, aid lands and es ablisheI II sipi d.
trict 20 be org tnized. acambnei sys
tern Of drainage D. prosectiol from over.
dow or WASH Tur agri 'ultural purpose.
and tor tho plTpose OF constructing aad
maintaining sane by special lsses5
nsnt upon t1s property benahStei b.
same, aud for ta-s pI pose petitioner
would snow tina. all the ian1s iesirei
to b. organized aa1 incllds d in sail
drainass dIstrct lie ia tle colntf OF
LaFa etc and State of Mississippi snl
thai all the lands . b. affected b. sti
bitches, drain or drains, cilnaei o.
channels or other work y opl ei n b
coistrnc.si maintained or repaired IA
in sud StI.e aDicDI ".
Petitioners wall respectfully p'O
pose a a IA ne Tor SAID q sainag d.
riot "YocolI Drainage District o. Ii
Fsyette County Mas , and wlnl1 siSg.
llit Il lad witntn the bounds OF sui
propose 81 dcaiatgs district, are all ovs-
lowed and swamp l.nds, no: su sce)ti
bic OF being titled AMI guilty led SUI
c-ssflliy witnoIt having san, bett r
lra.gcda and that il Is impossible pracI
cally 20 nave said drainage ~psrfecsei o.
constructed without tn Organization o:
anne into a draila. e distract
Your petl toner's w)u i res e stsuily
show tn At the description u tha IN 81
lesirei 70 be inclat.i IL Sud dls.rici
same being the overfi0wei. 80 ~
swamp Lands in said territory tog sta-
, with the names OF the UwIers % l1-
SANE, whel SIOgl, 0 sesh.r ~ a "a
p)st-o.hcs a1l:ess IF each. = Eis1 stE
ed il reinafser, in tle ExItDls her.r
attached ald mIrkel Gxlio.s "a" All
prayed 10 be tixsn as 4 p trt therAll.
ind where tae names Of the pa O..
owning sane arr Unknown. a VIII b.
50 stated anil IL thee POST III = c idrs.i
$ unknown IL will likewise b. s1sarsi
fOIf ptaIo t-rs wolff fl-Ta-r suOW
chat tne b)u1lries II sad p-Jpossd
tr.i age dis'tict are a 50 ser ol ia de-
TAI / sad ExA bit ~" and wAiCh are
prayed % be as 4 plrT OF this petition.
IoIr petitioners wluli further s1OW
into the cogrt ths6 tire nam = Of "a
parties whose nams. appear atixei 70
this petition wers afii xed bg slch psr
ties in their Owa hand wit ng, where
not expressly stated otherwise, aattla
they are NOR. taalOie saul an "a u
Der Of the land owners ia sd pr1og,~d
! distric. and that sail number Own more
tnsn a1t-haif Il tae i-l1 a a sal D-o-
posed district ald tatt tley are % hE-
fgl age. They say ia .-aer that pststiol
e-s represent more t1al 4 m tiur. of
ths land owners OF laval aye, il sail
proposed drainage DIST 1T Eai vino
o n more than o~ae-tnlri the asa e.
the lands proposed 10 pc -orsalizsl IN
to said drainage district
Your petitioners woula show tha-
herein attached aud asked to Be taken
as a part OF this pc tito AMI marxe1
Exhibit ssB,n Is an affi iav.t showing
the names and post Office addresses OF
all parties VIM are non residents OF the
State of Mississippi, also wac are noG-
resident Of the County of Lafayette,
W ere such Is Known, and thas such
names and pos;-o.ice addresses and
that sam could not net be ascertAilei.
Petitioners pray that upon the dliaS
of this petition with the clefx OF the
Chsncery Court OF said county. tina;
notice be given ITO ALL PERSON +,
INFERESTED,n as required BY Section
1851, Mississippi Code OF 1896, as amend
ed by Chapter Iss, Laws 1914, being
House bill No. ga and entitled: san
Act To Amend >ec14on 1851 Of he Mis-
sissippi Code OF 1876 In Relation g. the
! Proceedings To be Had After the Pc
titiol For the Establishment OF a Drain
age District ia Filed" SAID notice re-
turEable before the Cha Gerry Court of
LaFayet County On he Of day Of
May, 1872, at the Cont House in the
Town OF OK ord, Miss IaFayett.
County, and III on the hearing OF said
petition the court will pass pm ana
Gscree that sid petition mas been sig :
ed b. the number OF signatures reql,r-
ed 10y Chapter IS of the mississippi;
code of 1916, and any amendments
thereto, a 4 that notice I all persons
interested by publication and posting
nave been gwen, Is c Qlired by SAID
cnapter ana THAT the lands OF SAID pro
posed drai age district, a. described n
tnis peution, or any suca part thereof
as the court may deem right and prop
er, require a combined system Of dram
age aid upon decreeLIg such matters
IN IavOr Of petitioners uereln taat said
peuuon shall be referred to draI aye
commissioners OF sand eocuty for fIrsn
er proceedings IN compliance with sal
chapter and thas "A court tx a day
upon which SAID Commissioners shall
meet, as vel IS u pLAes 70 consider the
same and investigate the Lads in said
proposed drainage district
fct4tionerS praytle court that II shall
decree ald cause 10 be done my aid all
t1tigs that are Necessary to De done
under AID By virtue OF said chapter 81
OF tae Iii slsslppI Code of 1915 and III
amendme - IN reto, for tine purpose
OF naviIg the lands described IN tails
petition declared aid orga iizei into a
drainage district in acc rdance with
SAID law and 70 this end that the court
may Tx an day or days in vacation or
term time ss 1t may deem r,gns and
proper Tor ne hearing of any aud ali the
matters contemplated and necessary u
De done Tor this purpose
Petitioners pray furtaer II ( il they
have not aSxrd I r t.ta nrnna- Soae,aI