Holmes County herald., 1963-07-18

|pOrate boundaries and limits
of said City of Durant, Hol-
mes County, Mississippi, as
SO altered, enlarged and ex-
tended by this ordinance,
shall be and are particularly
described as follows, to-wit:
The land situated in Hol-
mes County, State of Missis-
Fsippi, described as follows,
to-Wit:
From a point which is the
Northwest corner of the pre-
sent corporate limits of the
City of Durant, Mississippi,
as the point of beginning, the
said point being 591.0 feet
North of and 103Y.75 feet Nor
tn 81 degrees 06 minutes West
OF the Southeast corner OF the
|SW4 of the NE4, Section IL,
Township IA North, Range 4
East, Holmes County, Missis-
sippi, and from said point OF
beginning run South II de-
|grees "a minutes West for
1890. so feet along the West
corporate limits as they now
exist to the Southwest corner
OF present corporate limits,
thence running SCUM 62 de-
grees SO minutes East Tor
|o3lY.5O feet TO the southeast
corner OF present corporate
limits, thence running along
said existing corporate limits
North 50 degrees - minutes
East for 1888 feet, thence
North 81 degrees "A minutes
East for 5611.20 feet, thence
North IA degrees 10 minutes
West for 1890 feet to the
Northeast corner OF the pre-
sent corporate limits at a
point on the East right OF
way line of the Illinois Cent
raj Railroad, thence running
West for 1880 feet across
said Railroad, thence running
North 81 degrees "a minutes
East for 1850 feet along the
West right of way line of said
Railroad to the Northeast cor
ner of the proposed corporate
limits, thence running South
80 degrees 80 minutes West
for 2O0O.26 feet to the East
right of way line of Jackson
Street extension at a point
that is $50 feet East OF the
approximate center line OF
said Street, thence running
North for 1910 feet, along the
said East right of way line
of said street, thence running
West for 2670.0 feet to the
approximate center line OF
Lexington Road Extension
North of said Highway num-
Der Twelve (12), thence run
ming North So degrees Al
minutes West for 864.0 feet
to and along the property line
of Bart Truitt and it's extern
sion across the property OF
said Bart Truitt to the West
line thereof, thence running
South for 446. so feet along the
West line of said Truitt pro-
perty to the center line OF
Mississippi No. II Highway,
thence running South 81 de-
grees 40 minutes East for
$500 feet to the point Of be-
ginning and close at the Nor
Invest corner of the present
corporate limits, and contain
ing 1O94.13 acres, more or
less, and all being situated in
Sections IL, IL, ID, IA, and
Is, Township IA North, Range
4 East, in Holmes County,
Mississippi.
And the City Of Durant,
Mississippi, has filed its pc
tition in the Chancery Court
of Holmes County, MISSISSIPPI
pi, praying for the ratifica-
ton, approval and confirma-
ton by the Court of said or
dinance and the enlargement
Of it's municipal boundaries.
You are further notified
&hat said cause has been by
the Court set for hearing, on
said petition and exhibits
thereto, at the Court House
of Holmes County, MISSISSIPPI
|pi, in Lexington, said County
and State, at 900 O'Clock A.
M. on Monday the 9th day of
September, 1868, at which