Dodd v. CITY OF JACKSON, MISS

The governing authorities of the City of Jackson, acting under the provisions of Sec. 3374-10, Code of 1942, Rec., by an ordinance entitled “An Ordinance to enlarge, extend, modify and define the corporate limits and boundaries of the City of Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi”, on February 14, 1959, sought to annex approximately 23 square miles of territory, adjacent to the existing corporate area of approximately 27 square miles, and exclude therefrom: approximately 137 acres, which was being developed as a part of a lake and recreational facilities on Sixteenth Section land, partly within…