Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-11-19

county Judge for Obion county, Tennee.
see, and that said petition was amended
in both courts on the 18th day OF
August, 1915; and you are further nOti-
fed OF the tendency OF said petition Of
]. A. Shell, et al, 30 filed and go.
amended as afore-stated in both q
said courts, and that same was flee
for the purpose OF establishing lei
county drainage district. or ii necesa
or desired o bi-county drainage
levee district, for the reclamation
lands in Obion county, and Wea
county, Tennessee, subject to
affected by the overflow from and
the North Fork OF Obion river and
tributaries, and pursuant to Cha
1856. Senate Bill No. 209, OF the 1862
Acts OF the Legislature OF Tennesse
and amendments thereto, and that 81
petition as amended is still pending ID
said courts; that on account OF tn
great number OF petitioners and de-
PENDANTS in this cause and matter, the
court has decreed that it would un-
necessarily cucumber the record 70
name all OF said parties in each In
stance and that the style OF this cause
shall be T. ]. Taylor, ct al, vs.. Wiz
Jones, ct al, and that by order and
decree OF the court each and all OF the
defendants named herein were re-
quired to be made such by nonresident
publication agreeable to said Act OF
1909 as amended; and you are further
notified that w. G. Kelly, theengineer
heretofore appointed in this matter
and cause, has duly filed his returns,
proceedings and report as such engi-
neer in duplicate, fling one with @.
8. Talley, clerk OF the county court OF
0bion county, Tennessee, and one
with w. ]. Jeter, clerk OF the county
court OF Weakley county, TENNESSEE
and that the report of said engineer
and said petition as amended both
recommend for organization into 8 BIZ
county drainage district territory
situated in Obion county and Weakley
county, Tennessee, and subject TO and
affected by the overflow from and OF
the North Fork OF Obion river and it's
tributaries, and containing 1874
acres, more or less; that the prayer OF
said position, substantially but not
detail, is that the court appoint dis
interested and competent engineer,
etc., to examine and survey accurately
by metes and bounds the territory
described in the petition and any other
territory adjacent thereto that may be
proper and necessary, and TO survey
and locate Ruch drains, bitches. and
Improvements as arc best calculated to
carry out the purposes of the petition,
etc., and that said engineer be ordered
to make return of and file his report
and proceedings with respectively the
the clerk OF the county court OF Obion
county and the clerk OF the county
court OF Weakley county, Tennessee,
setting forth the starting points, routes,
termini, etc., OF the proposed bitches
and improvements, etc., together with
a platfand profile showing bitches,
ETC., elevation, etc., the fall obtainable
across the district, etc., and the
boundaries OF the proposed district,
description OF the realty and tracts
therein, together with the probable
costs OF the proposed improvements,
ETC., and also such other facts and
recommendations as he may deem best
and material, etc., that upon the filing
OF said report, etc., said courts re-
spectively examine same, ETC., and If
same respectively meets their approval
that they respectively cause summons to
issue, and nonresident publication to
be made respectively, and agreeable to
said 1909 Drainage Act, land amend
ments thereto, for all owners Except
petitioners,) lineholders, encumb-
RANGES, etc., OF and upon the respective
tracts OF land within said territory etc.,
notifying them to respectively appear
before the court respectively on the
day set for the hearing of the petition,
ETC.; that the courts respectively appoint
guardians ad Item, etc., and that any
and all things expedient, necessary
and proper, required by said Drainage
Act, and amendments thereto, be
ordered and done, under suitable
orders and DEGREES, etc., to theend that
said territory described in the petition,
or such territory as the court may deem
best and proper, be organized into q
drainage district or drainage and levee
district, with all the. rights and
privileges mentioned lin said 1908
Drainage Act, and amendments thereto,
ETC.; that all necessary assessments
may be made and levied, etc., and that
drainage bonds, Il necessary or de-
sired, may be issued, etc., and
petitioners also pray ia said 1petition
for such other, further and general
relief as they maybe entitled to at the
hearing and undergthe facts. And
you and each OF you are further noti-
fed that the court has set
Wednesday. December IS, 1915.
for the hearing OF said petition as
amended, the same to be before the