The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-08-01
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
To extend the limits of the town of
Colfax. La, and to define the boun-
daries of the same.
Section l.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen of the town of Col
fax, Louisiana, in regular session con-
vened, That the boundaries of the
Town of Colfax, La, as now establish
ed shall now be extended so as to en-
brace the lands adjacent to the town
within the following boundaries to-wit:
Commencing at the original southeast
corner of the town of Colfax as estab-
lished by Geo. S. Johnston survey, and
run thence north ia degrees as minutes
east $40 feet, thence north 81 degrees
80 minutes west 14685 feet, thence
north &c degrees east 963 feet, thence
north 81 degrees Is minutes west $50
feet, thence north 49 degrees 30 minu-
ties east $50 feet, thence n.rth 81 de-
grees Is minutes west POS. 6 feet, thence
south 49 degrees 20 minutes west 3148
feet. thence north 63 degrees 30 minu-
ties west 394.7 feet, thence south GA
degrees as minutes west 446.8 feet,
thence north 80 degrees 30 minutes
west 1904 feet, thence south 63 degrees
Is minutes west 7l0.2 feet, thence
north 80 degrees 45 minutes west 7207
feet, thence south Sc degrees Is minu-
ties west 600 6 feet. thence north "a de-
grees 80 minutes west 444. 8 feet, thence
south "a degrees 45 minutes west 941. 8
feet, thence south Is degrees Is minu-
ties east rs feet, thence south ga de-
grees As minutes west $50. 4 feet, thence
south 30 degrees Is minutes east 523 a
feet to the north line of the town OF
Colfax as located by G. H. Mcknight
in June, 1909, thence south So degrees
80 minutes west 800 feet to top of the
bank of Red river, thence continuing
with the same bearing across the bat
ture to Red river, thence following the
meanderings of Red river in south
easterly direction to point where the
north boundary line of the Johnston
survey of the town of Colfax produced
would intersect said river, thence fol-
lowing said line produced across the
batture to the northwest corner of the
town of Colfax, as per the Geo. s.
Johnston survey thence run with the
north boundary line as aforesaid north
GA degrees As minutes east 2640 feet to
northeast corner thereof, thence south
Is degrees Is minutes east 1905 feet
to the place of beginning.
Section q
Be it further ordained, That the
boundaries of the town of Colfax, La,
as now established, and after taking in
the territory within the boundaries de-
scribed above, shall be as follows:
Commencing at the original south
west corner Of the town of Colfax, MS
established by the Geo. S. Johnston
survey, and run north ga degrees Is
minutes east 1850 feet, thence north 81
degrees 30 minutes west 1865 feet. |
thence north 66 degrees east 500 feet. |
thence north 81 degrees Is minutes
west $50 feet. thence north 40 degrees
80 minutes east $50 feet, thence north |
81 degrees is minutes west 208.6 feet, |
thence south 49 degrees 80 minutes
west 3l4.8 feet, thence north So de- |
grees 80 minutes west 1884, feet, thence |
south GA degrees IS minutes west 446. 8 |
feet, thence north 80 degrees 80 min |
utes west 1904 feet. thence south 63 |
degrees 10 minutes west 1902 feet, |
thence north 33 degrees As minutes
west 720.7 feet, thence south Sc de- |
grees Is minutes west 900. feet, thence |
north "a degrees 80 minutes west 444.8
feet. thence south GA degrees as min
utes west 941.8 feet, thence south Is |
degrees ID minutes east 91.76 feet, |
thence south. "a degrees 45 minutes |
west 1854 feet, thence south 30 degrees
Is minutes east 523.4 feet to the north |
line of the town of Colfax as located by !,
G. H. Mcknight in June, 1909, thence |!
continuing with the same bearing across |
the bat ure to the Red river, thence |
following the meanderings of said river
in southeasterly direction to a point |
where the south line of the town of |
Colfax as surveyed by said Geo. S.
Johnston projected will intersect Red |
river, thence run with said line north |
ga degrees As minutes east to the place
of beginning.
Section 81
Be it further ordained, That this or
dinance shall be published for thirty
clear days in the Colfax Chronicle, a
newspaper published in the town of
Colfax, La, as the law directs, and
that copies of this ordinance be posted |
in three public places in the town for a
period of thirty days.
Section A.
Be it further ordained, That this or
dinance shall go into full force and eff
feet thirty days from and after its
adoption.
Section g.
Be it further ordained, That all ordi-
nances or parts of ordinances in con-
fiict or inconsistent herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Adopted July Z, 1914, by sections and
as whole.
Yeas, 8. Nays, O.
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