Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-25
Hesiee of Speeial Ele<iisn ard Sab.
mission for Special Road
Disiriet.


State OF Miss0uri.
County OF Washington, =.
In the County Court Of Washington
County, August term, A. D. 1916.
Now on this the 4th day Of August,
1916, and during the August term Of
said court, come the petitioners and
iile with this court their petition OF
fifty qualified voters and more, who
are resident tax payers Of proposed
special road district, as oct forth in
the following petition:
PETITION.
To the Honorable County Court OF
Washington County, Missouri: We,
tie undersigned petitioners, being
fifty and more in number OF the quail
ihed voters who are resident taxpayers
OF the proposed special rOad district
herein petitioned for, ask the honora-
bic county court of said county to SUBJ
NIT to the vote Of the qualified voters
OF said proposed special road dis
trict for their adoption at a special
election to be ordered for that
purpose, as provided by Article
8 OF Chapter 1O2 of the revised
Statutes of Missouri. 1863, the same
being an act entitled, "Roads and
Highways-Speciai Road Districts, !"
an act providing for the working and
improving Of public roads, ETC., in
which said proposed special road dis
tEict is located q village known as
Caledonia, duly Incorporated under
and by virtue of the laws OF the state
of Missouri, which contains less than
one hundred thousand inhabitantR,
and complying with Section 10, SIC,
with all amendments thereto.
The territory to be embraced and
organised 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 Q)in township 36, north
OF range 2 east, thence south along
the congressional township line, be-
tween ranges two ~ and three ~
east, to the southwest corner OF sec
ton thirty t90) in township 36 and
north of range east; thence east
along the municipal township line
between Bellevue and Concord town
ships, and being along the north line
OF sections 81 and 80, township 80
and range east to the northeast cor
ner OF said section 80; thence south
along the municipal line Aforesaid
and east line OF said section 80 and
the east line OF section 5, township 30
north and OF range 8 east, to the
southeast corner of said section five;
thence east along the aforesaid muni-
cipal township, the same running
along the north line of sections nine
10y, ten (1O). eleven (lD and twelve
(12) in township IS north and frange
three f3) east to the county line and
boundary between Washington ann
st. Francois counties and to the north
east corner of said section IL; 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 13,
in township 81 north and OF range 8
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 OF
Bellevue and the municipal township
OF Belgrade; thence north along said
municipal township line to the north
west corner OF section in township
36, range 2 east, and being at the mu-
nicipal township line between Breton
and Belgrade townships; thence east
along the north line of said section
two ~ and section one az, township
SO, range Q east, to the place Of be-
ginning.
Petitioners further state that the
territory hereinbefore described does
not exceed in area eight miles square,
and contains therein the village OF
Caledonia, duly Incorporated as such
under the laws OF the state OF Mis-
seuri.
That said special road district when
adopted and organized by the quail
fed voters therein, shall be known
and styled az 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 1856 OF the
Revised Statues OF Missouri. 1909;
and it is ordered by the court, and
the same 10 hereby made of record,
that Article OF Chapter 1o2 OF the
Revised Statutes Of Missouri, 1893,
the same being an act entitled. Roads
and Highways-Special Road Dis
tricts, an act to provide for working
and improving public roads, etc., in
which is located q city having less
than one hundred thousand inhabit-
ants, with amendments thereto, said
act being approved March 9th, 1896,
and amendments March 6th, 1903, and
March cath, 1903, be submitted 10 a
| vote Of the people OF the said proposed
special road district at special elec-
ton to be held for that purpose, and
TO be held at the regular voting pisces
in said proposed special road district,
namely, the voting place at Caledo-
nia. and the voting place ct Sherlock,
on Friday, the 9th day Of August,
Aud il is further o1dered, that said
proposed special road district, upon
adoption and organization by the
qualified voters thereof, shall be
known and styled rs the Caledonia
Special Road District Of Washington
County, Missouri, and the sAme being
the territory as described ir Che above
Detition and none other.
The court doth further find that the
said territory, as herein set forth and
described. does not exceed eight
square miles, and contains therein
| tho v;fface f,f Caledonia. which con.