Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
State cf Mississippi, Noxubee County:
for
Organization Of Drainage District No.
nno Novrhoo Co,,uk,, M;s.;..;r,:

| In ne fetltlOn OF Cnafiee strong ct q
for
Organization Of Drainage District No.
One, Noxubee County, Mississippi
Be it remembered that this day, the
9th day OF August, 1916, at the regu.
lar meeting Of the Board of Super.
visors of Noxubee County. Mississippi,
came on for hearing the petition OF
Charles Strong ct a, in the above
stated cause, asking for the election
Of Drainage Commissioners of said
District No. l; the original petition for
said Drainage District having been
filed in the Office Of the Chancery
Clerk Of Noxubee County, Mississippi,
on the 3rd day of August, 1916, in
cause No. 1897, and description of all
Of the territory embraced in said dis
trict as also filed In said cause above
referred to, to which reference 10 made
In this order, for the proposed Drain
age District No. l, NoxuDee County,
Mississippi. and.
1t further appearing to the Court
that said petition was signed by 20 per
cent Of the owners of real property af-
fected by said proposed Drainage Dis
trict in said County petitioned this
Board to order an election for the pur-
pose Of electing Drainage Commission
ers as provided by law, and most
especially Senate Bill No. 81, Chapter
2l9 of the Laws Of 1916 Of Mississippi
for said Drainage District. and,
Whereas 1t appears that this Is the
first regular meeting Of the Board Of
Supervisors Of Noxubee County, Mis-
sissippi, after the petition for election
Of Commissioners for said proposed
Drainage District was fled, and the
Board Of Supervisors having examined
the description Of the territory EN-.
braced In said proposed Drainage Dis
trict and having examined the original
petition filed In this cause for the Or
ganization Of said proposed Drainage
District No. l, Noxubee County. Mis-
sissippi, and the Board being satisfied
that the said petition 10 signed by q
majority Of the owners Of real proper
ty in said proposed Drainage District
who have arrived at . lawful age, and
who own 1-3 Of the area of land in
said proposed Drainage District, or l-8
Of the owners who own more than u
Of the land in said District, have
signed said petition filed In the said
Office Of the Chancery Ckrk Of Noxu-
bee County, Mississippi, and which has
been heretofore referred to, and
Whereas 1t appears that more than
20 per cent Of the owners Of real
property in said proposed Drainage
District 30 affected by the proposed
organization Of said District have petit
toned for said election.
1t is ordered BY this board that said
petition be granted and this board
does the election for the purpose Of
electing three Drainage Commission
ers for Drainage District No. /, Noxu-
bee County, Mississippi. to serve one,
two and three years a. provided by
law in such cases, and,
1t further appearing that all things
have been done by virtue Of said peti-
ton and according to law that Is neces-
sary to be done in order to give the
Board Of Supervisors jurisdiction and
authority to order said election for
said Drainage District No. !, Noxubee
County, Mississippi.
" 10 therefore ordered, adiudgsd,