The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-20
ORDINANCE NO. Alb.

An ordinance to change and extend
the corporate limits and boundaries
of the City of Hattiesburg so as to
include in the corporate limits OF
said city the following described
tract of land: Commencing at the
intersection of the easterly line OF
the right of way of the New Orleans
& Northeastern railroad with the
south line of sections and 3, town
ship north, range IS west, which
intersection is at or near the south
west corner of section 9, township
north, range 10 west; thence east
along the south line of section to
a point which is distant 400 feet at
right angles from the center line of
the New Orleans & Northeastern
railroad; thence northeasterly paral-
lei with the center line of the New
Orleans & Northeastern railroad and
distant 400 feet therefrom, to the
western bank of Leaf river; thence
northwesterly along the western
bank of Leaf river to the right of
way line of the New Orleans &
Northeastern railroad; thence south
westernly along said right of way
line to its intersection with the
south line of section 8, township 4
north, range 10 west; thence east
along the south line of section 8,
township north, range 10 west, to
the point Of beginning, and also to
amend Ordinance No. All, adopted
by the Mayor and Board of Commits
sioners on the 21st day of May, A.
D., 1914 entitled, AN ordinance to
change and contract the corporate
limits and boundaries of the City of
Hattiesburg, etc." and to repeal all
ordinances in conflict with this ordi.
nance.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board
of Commissioners of the City of
Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
Section l. That Ordinance No. All,
entitled an ordinance to change and
contract the corporate limits and
boundaries of the city of Hattiesburg
and defining the limits and boundaries
of said city, be and the same is here
by amended so as to include in the
corporate limits of said city of Hat
tiesburg a strip of land described as
follows: Commencing at the intersec-
ton of the easterly line of the right of
way of the New Orleans & North
eastern railroad with the south line of
section and 8, township 4 north,
range Is west which intersection is
at or near the southwest corner of
section 2, township 4 north, range 10
west; thence east along the south line
OF section to point which is distant
400 feet at right angles from the CEN
ter line of the New Orleans &, North.
eastern railroad; thence northeasterly
parallel with the center line of the
New Orleans & Northeastern railroad
and distant 400 feet therefrom, to the
western bank of Leaf river; thence
northwesterly along the western bank
OF Leaf river to the right of way line
OF the New Orleans & Northeastern
railroad; thence southwesterly along
SAID right of way line to it's intersec-
'ioh with the south line of section 3,
township 4 north, range 10 west.
thence east along the south line of sec.
uon j. township 4 north, range ~
west to the point of beginning.
section ?. That the city limits and
boundaries of the city of Hattiesburg
are hereby extended and changed so
as 10 include therein the territory do.
Scrloed in section 1 of this ordinance
section 8. That on and after this
Oiuinance becomes operative, the cor.
porate limits and boundaries of the
Guy OF Hatiesburg shall be as follows.
commencing on the western bank Of
He., river in section II, township
north' range 10 west. in the said co,,,
" " anu state at a point directly east
=. the northern boundary line of Chr. |
wo,. ee' IN SAID section II, and run !
seS' 10 and along said northern boun. |
Iary line of currie street to the north. |
strao,s liner Oh currie and Brick
streets so1. thence northwesterly in a Al.
.e.' 'ine to the northeast corner :,
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