The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-15
NOTICE
In Re Petition of M. A. Smith, Ell
al, for organization of Lower
CnnneWah DrainaOa District No 8

LII I've i StlUlOll vi WI. "A. ollllIl1y Gu
al, for organization of Lower
Coonewah Drainage District, No. 8
No. 4119.
To All Persons Interested:
You are hereby notified that a pc
.tition for the organization of a
Drainage District to be known as
Lower Coonewah Drainage District
No. 3, in Lee County, Mississippi,
was filed with the Clerk of the
Chancery Court of Lee County, Mis-
sissippi, on the 1st day of June,
1917, and said petition is now on file
in said office. The general des-
cription of the lands in said Dis
trict and contained in said petition
are as follows, to-wit:
The lands proposed to be includ-
ed are those adjacent to the present
Lower Coonewah Canal which be-
gins at the upper or North side of T..
R. Haydock's land, being the North
boundary line of section 27, Town
ship 10, Range 5, in Lee County,
Mississippi , and running thence
Southor in a Southeasterly direction
until it crosses the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad; and thence in an Easterly
direction to the point where said
Canal empties into Lower Town
Creek Drainage District Canal No.
8, now being constructed.
Description of the Boundary line
of Lower Coonewah Drainage Dis
trict No 3, in Lee County, Mississip-
p:
Beginning at the N. w. Corner
of the N. E. IA of the N. E. IA of
Sec. 27, T. 10, R. 5, and running
thence South 800 rods to the South
line of Sec. 27; thence E. 80 rods
to the S. E. Corner of Sec. OF;
thence South 80 rods; thence E. $50
rods; thence s.. 24O rods; to the S.
w. Corner of the S. E. IA of Sec.
IS, which is on the Township line;
thence E. 80 rods; thence S. 80
rods; thence w. 40 rods; thence S.
80 rods ;thence f. 40 rods; thence S.
40 rods; thence E. 80 rods to the E..
line of Sec. 2, T. IL, R. 5, thence
S. 40 rods; thence E. 80 rods;
thence S. 80 rods; thence E. 80 rods;
to the S. E. Corner of the S. w. IA
of Sec. 1, T. IL, R. 5; thence S. 100
rods; thence E. 40 rods; thence S.
80 rods; thence E. 40 rods; thence
S. 80 rods; thence E. 80 rods to the
S. E. Corner of Sec. IL; thence S.
40 rods; thence E. SO rods; thence
S. 40 rods; thence E. 80 rods; thence
S. 80 rods; thence E. 240 rods
to the S. E. Corner of the N. E. IA
of Sec. 18, T. IL, R. 6; thence S. 80
rods thence E. 24O rods; thence S.
40 rods; thence E. 80 rods to the line
between Sections 16 and II; thence
S. 40 rods; thence E. 800 rods to
the S. E. Corner of Sec. 16, T. IL,
R. 6; thence N. 24O rods; thence w.
80 rods; thence N. 40 rods; thence
w. 24O rods; thence N. 40 rods to
the N. w. Corner of Sec. 16, T. IL,
R. 6; thence w. 80 rods; thence N.
40 rods; thence w. 80 rods; thence
N. 12O rods to center of section 8;
thence w. 800 rods to the center Of
Sec. Z, being the w. line of the
r~ight-of-way of the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad; thence N. with said W.
line 160 rods to the N. line of Sec. z;
thence w. 65 rods; thence N. 80
rods; thence w. 80 rods to the w.
line of Sec. 6, being the Range line;
thence N. 16O rods; thence w. 80
rods thence N. 80 rods to the N. line
Of Sec. /, T. II, r. s., being the
Township line; thence N. 100 rods to
the N. line of the S. E Ia of Sec.
Sc, T. 10, R. 5; thence w. 80 rods;
thence N. 100 rods; thence w. 100
rods to the N. w. Corner of Sec. So;
thence N. 100 rods; thence W. 100
rods; thence N. $50 rods to the N.
line of Sec. &c; thence W. 24O rods
to the point Of beginning, contain
ing in all 4,380 acres.
Petitioners have asked for a
hearing of said petition before the
Honorable IA. j. Mcintyre, Cham
cellor Of the First Chancery Dis
trict, at the Courthouse in Tupelo,
Lee County, Mississippi, on the 3Oth
day of June, 1917, at 10 o'clock,
a. m.
This the 4th day of June, 1917.
j. M. WITT,
Clerk of the Chancery Court