The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-06
NO. Q Is47

An Ordinance authorizing the leasing
of certain properly belonging TO the
City OF P~ascagouIa. under the ju-
risdiction of The Pascagoula Port
Commission. 10 Elmer Joseph Grant
Post No. 1878. Veterans of Foreign
Wars. and ratifYing and approving
a lease contract heretofore entered
into by and tive the Pascagoula
Port Commission and, h Trustees Of
the Elmer Joseph Grant Post No.
1878. Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
Whereas the City of Pascagoula
owns the fee title to certain real
property hereinafter more fully des-
cribed, which property at the pres
ent time is under the jurisdiction and
control of the ~Pascagoula Port Com
mission for operating purposes, and
Whereas the Pascagoula Port Com
mission has determined and adjudicat-
ed that said property is not required
for port at the present time,
md that for the preservation, main
tenance and upkeep of said properly
and the building thereon that 1t
would be advantageous and desira-
Bile to lease said property to the trus-
tees of the Elmer Joseph Grant Post
No. 1878, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
for certain considerations fully set out
in said lease, and
Whereas the Pascagoula Port COM
mission on the 2ist day of April
lg47 acting by and through II. II.
Cole, President of said Commission
and Easton King. Secretary of said
Commission, entered into a certain
lease contract for and on behalf OF
said P~ascagoula Port Commission with
certain named trustees of the Elmer
Joseph Grant Post No. 1878, Veterans
OF Foreign Wars, and said lease con-
tract has been submitted by the Pas
eagoula Port Commission and n
named Post of he Veterans OF For
eign Wars for the approval and rati-
fication of the Mayor and Board OF
Councilmen of the City of Pascagoula,
Whereas the Board of Mayor and
Councilmen of the City of Paseagoula
doth find. determine. and ~adJudlcate
that the property described in said
lease is not required at the present
time for port, city, or any other gov
ernmental purpose. and that II w9uld
be to the best advantage OF the Slty
of P~ascagoula and the Port OF Pas-
cagoula for sal lease contract TO pc
executed. and to be approved, Iau-
fled and confirmed by the Board OF
| Wayor and Councilmen of the City OF
~Pascagoula. now then
SECTION /. BE 1T ORDAINED by
the Board of Mayor and Couneumen
of the City of Paseagoula that the
lease contract entered into by and be-
tween the Pascagoula Port Commis-
! sion and the therein named trustees
/ of the Elmer Joseph Gran Post NO.
| 3373. Veterans of Foreign Wars on
Anril 81. I947 be, and the same is
hereby approved. ratified, and con.
firmed by the City of ~Pascagoula. SAID
lease contract being in words and fig-
ures as follows, to-Wit:
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
| COUNTY OF JACKSON
LEASE
l. This lease made this the 2lst
day of April, l947. by and between
the P~ascagoula Port Commission, or
eanized and existing under the laws
of the State of Mississippi. and par
tieularly Sections 7546 to 1851 of the
Mississippi Code of 1912. who's Com
missioners are II. H. Cole. Easton King
W. r. Guest. Sr, { H. Baeof. and
James F.. Velcich. and h by reso-
luton duly adoDted and entered on
their minutes. have authorized the
execution of this lease by H. H. Cole
and Easton King. President and Sec
rotary of said commission respectively.
for and on behalf Of the Pascagoula
Port Commission. hereinafter called
| the Commission and p. F. German.
Arnold Stone and william F. Hall.
| Trustees for Elmer Joseph Grant Post
No. 3373. Veterans of Foreign Wars
! and or their successors in office. here
matter referred TO as the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. witnesseth that:
2The Commission hereby leases ana
| lets 10 the Veterans of FOREIGN Wsrs,
for . term Of five years from me