Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-11

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special road district, - set forth in
, the following petition:
"To the Honorable County Court Of
Washington County, Nissouri:- We,
the undsrsigned petitioners, being
nifty and more in number Of the quail
lied voters who are resident taxpayers
OF the proposed special road distftct
herein petitioned for, ask the honora-
BILE county court Of said county to SUBJ
init to the vote Of the qualified yoteRs
OF said proposed special road dis
trict for their adoption at special
election to be ordered for that
purpose, AZ provided by Article
Is Of Chapter 1O2 OF the revised
Statutes Of Missouri. 1909, the same
being an act entitled, "Roads and
Highways-Special Road Districts, -
an act providing for the working and
improving of public roads, etc., in
which said proposed special read dis
triet 10 located . village known -
Caledonia, duly incorporated under
and by virtue Of the laws OF the state
OF Missouri, which contains less than
one hundred thousand, inhabitants,
and complying with Section 1856,
with all amendments thereto.
The territory to be embraced and
organised into said proposed special
road district is contained and em-
braeed within the following boun-
daries, and all in said Washington
County, Missouri, to-wit:
Commencing ut the northeast corner
Of section one ()in township 36. north
of range 2 east, thence south along
the congressional township line, be-
tween ranges two (2) and three (S)
east, to the southwest corner 81 sec,
tion thirtv (3O) in township 56 anc
north OF range 8 east; thence east
along the municipal township line
between Bellevue and Concord town.
ships, and being along tho north line
OF sections 81 and 50, township 70
and range east to the northeast cor
nsr OF said section SO; thence south
along the municipal line Aforesaid
and east line of said section 81 and
the east line OF section 3, township 55
north and Of range 8 east, to the
southeast corner Of said section fve;
thence east along the aforesaid muni-
cipal township, the same running
along the north line Of sections nine
10y, ton (1O), eleven (11) and twelve
(12) In township IS north and Orange
three (3) east to the county line and
boundary between Washington ann
ST. Francois counties and 10 the north
east corner OF said section 10; thence
south along the said county line to
the intersection Of the line between
Iron County and Washington County
and the southeast corner OF section Is,
| in township So north and Of range 8
east; thence west aleng the county
boundary line between Washington
and Iron counties to the inteHseetion
Of the municipal townsAip line be-
tween the municipal township OF
Bellevue and the municipal township
OF Belgrade; thence north along said
municipal township line TO the north
west corner OF section 2 in township
36, range east, and being at the mu-
nicipal township line between Breton
and Belgrade townships; thence east
along the north line Of said section
two (2) and section one ~, township
86, range 2 east, to the place Of be-
ginning.
Petitioners further state that the
territory heroinbefore described does
not exceed in area eight miles square,
and contains therein the village Of
Caledonia, duly incorporated ~ such
under the laws Of the state OF Mis-
souri,.
That said special road diatrist when
adopted and organised BY the .quali-
fed voters therein, ahall be known
and styled a. the Caledonia Special
Road District of Washingto County,
Missouri"
The court finds that the foregoing
petition was signed by fifty and more
Of the qualified voters who are resi-
dent taxpayers Of the proposed special
road district, and that said petition
complies with section 1915 Of the
Revised Statues OF Missouri. 1903;
and It fs ordered by the court, and
the same 10 hereby made Of record,
that Article 6 OF Chapter 1O2 OF the
Revised Dtatutes OF Missouri, 1909.
the same being an act entitled, Roads
| and Highways-Spseial Road Dis
tricts, IN act TO provide for working
| and improving public roads. etc.. in
(which IL located . city having Tess
THAN ons hundred thousand inAabit-
ants, with annendments thereto, Aaid
eel being approved March 9th. 1885.
and amendments March 9Th, 1908, and
March 24th, 1903, be submitted to .
vote oi the psople 81 the said proposed
specjal road district at special elec-
tion 10 be held for that purpose, and
10 be held &C the reKular voting places
in said proposed special road district,
namely, the voting place at Caleeo-
H1a and Ako voAsu q nlneA "A Sherlock
on Friday, the 9Th day Of August.
1916.
And il 10 further ordered, that said
proposed special road district, upon
adoption and organization BY the
Qualified voters thsroof, shall be
known and styled - the Caledonia
Special Road District Of Washington
County, Missouri, and the same being
the territoTy % described in the abose
pesition and none other.
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