Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-02-22

D. u AAA4 AGtNEAA IlNA tNiA-NNs ItNAttllfNN
Petition for Organization and Incor-
poration Of Certain Lands Lying in
Iocona - Bottom. in Lafayette
County. Mississippi. for the Purpose Of
the Drainage Of said Lands.
To the Honorable Chaacery Court Of
Lafayette County:
NOur petitioners, J. G. Hartsfield and
others, who's names are affixed TO this
petition, and all Others who may ut
any tins join in this petition as allow
ed by law in such case.s. would respect-
fully repr.sen. AID show un.o the court
A. follows:
That they desire to orgl1izea Drain
aCr District for the construction OF
drains or bitches across the lands ct the
different parties who own SINE IN the
territory hereinafter described, said des
criptiOn being shown IN Exhibit "a"
hereto att1chei and paved 10 be taken
A. a part here t1r ag-icut RI AID sani-
5ay purposes AID for the purpose OF
mai tanning aud keeping in repair such
drains, bitches or channels as may be
CONSTRUCTED in said territory or over
said lands AID 8s ablished in said dis
trtct to be organized. a combined sys-
ten o. drainaGe or protection from over
dow or wash fJr agricultural purpo-es
and tor the purpose Of constructin. and
maintaining same BY special assess
meat upon the property benefited by
same. and fOr tins purpose petitioners
would now tina. all the lands desired
20 be organized AMI included in said
drainage district lie in the county of
LaFaseUte and State Of Mississippi anil
tina. all the lard 20 b. affected b. said
bitches, drain or drains, channel or
%ch1nneis or other work proposed 10 be
constructed maintained or repaired lie
in said state anic)u ".
Petitioners w5Ild respectfully pro-
pose a 4 name fUr said drainage dis
trict "Yocoaa Drainage DISTRICT ot La
Fayette County Miss and wOull show
that tine land within the bounds VI said
proposed drainage district, are all over
iOwed and swamp lands. not suscepti-
ole Of being titled AMI guilty ttei sue
cas-fdlly without having same belt r
DRAINED and that it is impossible nracti-
clily % have said drainage perfected or
I constructed without the organization OF
same into 4 drainage distric1
Your petitioners would RESPECTFULLY
snow tina tine description OF the Lands
desired to be included in snid district,
slme being the overfiowed, wet aud
swlmp lands in said territory togethsr
with the lame of the owner Of the
same. whel known, together with the
pOst-ohice address Of each. l. also staa-
ei n reinafser, il tde Exhibit hereto
attached and marGed EXHIBIT '.Afi and
prayed to be taken a. Il part thereof,
tad where tae OF the pa ties
Owling same arr unknown, il viii be
40 stated autif their post flee eidress
IS unknown it viii likewise b. - stated
Your petitioners wpuld further snow
that the bgdndries IF said proposed
i-1iTage district are a 80 SCI Out in de-
tail IN SAID Exl bit 'A'i and which are
prayed 70 be as = part % this petition.
Your petitioners would further show
unto IA court that the names of the
parties whose names appear affi xed 10
this petition wers affixed b. such pa--
ties IN their own hand Writing, where
not expressly sJst-.d Otherwise, and that
,hey are NOR thai ne thirt ~ nn.n-
orc ~ the land owners in said proposed
Gistric5 and tnar saii number Ow1 more
than 0le-haif Of tine lad in saii pro-
posed district and snat they are u law
fll az. They say further that petition
efs represent more man a majority of
the land owners OF lawful age, in said
proposed drainage district and who
. IN more than one-third the area %
the lands propoaed u be organized IN
70 said drainage district.
Your petitioners would show that
herein attached and asked TO be taken
a. a part OF this position and marked
Exhibit 'B,n Is an affidavit showing
the names ald post Office addresses of
all parties who are non-residents of the
State OF Mississippi, also who a. non
resident Of the County OF Lafayette,
where such Is known, and thar such
names and pos5-ofice addresses and
that sam could not not be ascerrained.
Petitioners pray that upon the fling
q this petition with the clerk Of the
Chancery Court of said county, that
notice be given ITO ALL PERSONS
INTERESTED" IS required BY Section
fbs7, Mississippi Code Of 1896, AS amend
ed by Chapter Iss, LAWS 1919. being
House Bill No. 3If and entitled: An
Act To Amend Section 1857 Of he Mis-
sissippi Code OF 1893 In Relation TO the
Proceedings To BE Had After the Pc
rition For the Establishment Of a Drain
- 0A1NAH~- L. IAA@A7 EAAtA Alfltt re-
tarnable beto-e the Chalcery Court of
Lafayette County on he 6Us day of
March, 1912, az the Court-HOuse in the
Town Of Ok ord, Miss lafayette
County, and that on the hearing of said
petition the court vii pass upon and
decree that said petition has been sign
ed BY i number Of signatures requir-
ed by Chapter IS of the mississippi
Code of 1896, and any amendments
thereto, and that notice To all persons
interested by publication and posting
have been given, as required by said
chapter and that the lands of said pro
posed drainage district, as described in
this petition, or any such part thereof
as tine court may deem right and prop
er, require 4 combined system of drain
age and upon ~decreeing such matters
In favor of petitioners herein that said
petition shall be referred % drainage
commissioners Of said county for furth
er proceedings II compliance with said
chapter and that the court tx a dav
upon which said commissioners shall
meet, Is wei as a place to consider the
same and investigate the lands in said
proposed drainage district.
Petitioners pray the court that it shall
decree and Gauss 10 be done any and all
tnmgs that are necessary to be done
under and by virtue of said Chapter 80
or the Mississippi Code of 1906 and all
amendments thereto, for the purpose
OF having the lands described in this
petition declared and organized into a
drainage district IL accordance with
said law and to this end that the court
may NIX any day or days IN vacation or
term time a it may deem right and
proper for the hearing of any and ali the
matters contemplated and necessary TO
be done for this purpose
Petitioners pray further that if they
have not asked for the proper special
relief herein Necessary that the court
grant-any further general or special re-
lief 5aia may be meet and proper.
And, asin duty bound hey will ever
pray, etc.