Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-18
State OF Missouri,

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State Of Missouri, ss,
County OF Washington,
In the County Court oi, Washington
County, August term, A. D. 1915.
Now ON this the 4th day Of August,
1915, and during the August term Of
said court, come the petitioners and
file with this court their petition OF
fifty qualified voters and more, who
are resident tax payers of proposed
special road district, as set forth in
the following petition:
PETITION.
ITO the Honorable County Court OF
Washington County, Missouri We,
the undersigned petitioners, being
Fifty and more in number OF the quail
ified voters who are resident taxpayers
OF the proposed special road distF1cs
herein petitioned for, ask the honefa-
BILE county court OF said county to sub
NIT to the vote OF the qualified voters
OF said proposed special road dis
trict for their adoption at special
election to be ordered for that
purpose, as provided by Article
Is OF Chapter 1O2 OF the revised
Statutes of Missouri. 1909, the same
being an act entitled, .Roads and
Highways--Speciai Road Districts"
an act providing Tor the working and
improving OF public roads, ETC., in
which said proposed special road dis
txict is located village known as
- J,,Jrr 1rndnY
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
organized into said proposed special
road district is contained and en-
braced within the following boun-
daries, and all in said Washington
County, Missouri, to-wit:
Commencing at the northeast corner
Of section one (1)in township 50, north
OF range 2 east. thence south along
the congressional township line, be-
tween ranges two (2} and three t3}
east, to the southwest corner OF sec
tion thirty 800 in township % and
north OF range 8 east; thence east
along the municipal township line
between Bellevue and Concord town.
| ships, and being along the north line
OF sections 81 and 81, township 30
and range 5 east to the northeast cor
ner of said section 81; thence south
along the municipal line aforesaid
| and east line OF said section ~ and
the east line OF section 5, township 30
north and of range 8 east, to the
southeast corner of said section fve;
thence east along the aforesaid munl-
cipal township, the same running
along the north line OF sections nine
(9), ten (10), eleven {l1) and twelve
l12l in township IS north and ofrange
three (3) east to the county line and
boundary between Washington ann
st. Francois counties and to the north
east corner of said section II; 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 IS north and OF range s
east; thence west along the county
boundary line between Washington
and Iron counties to the intersection
OF the municipal township line be-
tween the municipal township oi
Bellevue and the municipal township
lof Belgrade; thence north along said
municipal township line to the north
west corner of section 2 in township
So, range = east, and being at the mu-
| nicipal township line between Breton
and Belgrade townships; thence east
along the north line of said section
1.-TWO (2) and section one ~, township
l38, range 2 east, to the place ct be.
Iginning.
| Petitioners further stata that the
TERRITORY hereinbefore described does
mot exceed in area eight miles square,
and contains therein the village oi
Caledonia, duly incorporated as such
i. under the laws OF the state OF Mis-
souri,.
Il That said special road district when
adopted and organized by the quail
tied voters therein, shall be known
and styled as the Caledonia Special
Road District OF Washingto County.
| Missouri
4 The court finds that the foregoing
petition was signed by fifty and more
OF the qualified voters who are resi-.
J dent taxpayers OF the proposed special
road district, and that said petition
complies with section iO.676 OF the
4 Revised Statues oi Missoun, ISOS|
and It ls ordered oy sne cours, aho
fne same 10 neIepy made oa a .eeolu
that Article 2 OF Dnaptef IVY oi Ins
Revised statuses OF Missouli, lsos
the same being IN sct enti1ieu, noaut
tricts, an act to provide for working
and improving public roads, etc. in
which is located city having lest
than one hundred thousand inhaoit.
ants, with amendments thereto, aald l.
act being approyea Saron YIN: 1872