The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-08
ORDINANCE NO. ass

An ordinance to amend ordinance
number l31 enlarging the City limit
and boundaries of the City Of Mos
Point jackson County, Mississippi anc
to embrace additional incorporated
territory therein and defining the
additional unincorporltrd territory to
be embraced AMI also defining the cor
porate limits and the boundaries Of
the City OF Moss Point after saio
additional territory is embraced there
in.
WHEREAS, due to tine increase IN
the population and growth of the City
of Moss Point, Mississippi. il has be-
come necessary m DESTROYS that adj
ditiona1 unincorporateu territory be
embraced within the City limits of the
City of Moss Point, Mississippi. and
WHEREAS il has been determined
and adjudicated by the Mayor and
he Boafd of Aldermen of the CITY
Of Moss Point, Mississippi, that the
isting limits and boundaries of the
City of Moss Point, Mississippi should
be extended to embrace the herejn-
after described LAND.
NOW, THEREFORE, be II ordained
by the Mayor and the Board OF Alder
men OF the City of Moss Point, Mis-
sissippi:
SECTION /. That the corporate linn
It's and boundaries Of the City of
Moss Point. Mississippi be and are
hereby extended by adding to the in
eorporated boundaries the following
described tract of land, to-wit:
That land bounded by lines running
as follows, to-wit;
All that land lying in Jackson Coun-
ty, Mississippi. and situated n the
Northeast quarter of the Southeast
quarter of Section 30, Township Z
South, Range S West, bounded on the
South by North margin the public
Dad known as Pine Island Road, on
the East by the Eastern Boundary
line of said Section 30, on the North
and West sides by the now existing
corporation line OF the city OF Moss
Point. Mississippi.
SECTION 2: That the entire boun-
daries of the City of Moss Point. Mis-
slssippi as established, extended and
changed ty the inclusion, oe the
property and territory h~ereinaboVe
described. be and the same are hereby
described as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the Northwest cor
ner of Section %. roWnsnlp ! South,
Range 6 West, in Jackson County, Mis-
;issippi. and thence running East along
hip 7 South. Range 6 West. and Sec
lion 10. Township 7 South. Range 5
West. IA. 28l feet to within 1886 feet
If the Northeast r of Section
10. Township Z South, Range 5 West,
thence running South 2,640 feet; thence
running Edot OOd Get " Tit a
west corner of the Southeast quarter
Of the Northeast quarter of Section 10.
Township 7 South, Range 5 West;
thence running North 81 degrees East
239 Zee along the North BAN of the
Escatawpa river: thence North rs de-
grees West 450 feet; thence running
North 1850 feet to the Northeast cor
ner of the Northeast quarter of the
Northeast quarter of said Section 10.
Township 7 South of Range 5 West;
I-aA Al TAALI
line of said Section 10. Township Z
South. Range S West to the Northeast
quarter of said Section 10. Township
7 South. Range 5 West; thence run
ming on the North line of Section 20
Township 7 South, Range 5 West to
quarter of said Section 20, Township
I South, Range 5 West; thence running
East to along the North line of Sec
ton 81. Township 7 South. Range 5
West. to the Nurtheast corner of the
Northwest quarter of said Section 81.
thence running due South to the South
sast corner of the Southwest quarter
If Section q, Township Z South, Range
) West; thence running West along
he South line of said Section 81,
Township 7 South. Range 5 West to
he Southwest corner of the South
west quarter of said Section 81, Town
ihip 7 South, Range 5 West: thence
running West along the South line of
Section 90. Township 7 South. Range 5
Southeast quarter of said Section 20.
Township Z South, Range 5 West;
thence South to the Southeast corner
Vt the Northwest u of Section %.
Township 7 South. Range 5 West;
thence West to the Northeast corner
If the Northeast quarter of the South
EAST quarter of Section so. Township
7 South, Range 5 West and thence
running South to the Southeast cor
Ter of the Northeast quarter of the
South east quarter of Section 30, Town
ship 7 South. Range 5 West: thence
IF Joe Wilkerson's lot where same
touches the public road known as
Pine Island road; thence within 65
degrees West to the South side of
South side of said Elder Ferry road
Westerly to the intersection of the said
elder Ferry road and the West line
If the right of way of the Pasca-
foula Street Railway and Power Com
1any's road; thence running South
aid Paseagoula Street Railway and
oower Company. II chains: thence
cunning West TO the Public road
,nown as Griffin road in Section &c.
Township 7 South, Range 6 West;
hence running in d Southerly direc-
AotN ~ AfN rs ~ CT
Section 26, Township I South. Range 6
West; and thence running North along
he West line of said Section TO the
Southwest corner of Section %, Town
hip Z South. Range 6 West: thence
North along the West line of Section
g. Township Z South. Range 6 West
o the place of beginning.
SECTION 3: Be II further ordained
hat if any clause, phrase. sentence
r paragraph or section of this ordi-
lance shall be held to be unconstitu-
'ional or invalid by any court of COM
1etent jurisdiction same shall not
IMPAIR of affect the remainder of his
ordinance. but such remainder, if
severally. shall remain i'm full force
and effect
SECTION 4: Be il further ordained
that all ordinances OF the City of
Moss Point in conflict with this or
dinance be and are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: BE it further ordained
hat this ordinance shall be pub
iished for three consecutive weeks in
he Chronicle-Star and Moss Point