That for the purpose of draining, reclaiming, improving and making fit for cultivation
and habitation, and thereby to promote the public interest, convenience, and welfare,
the lands hereinafter described, which (with the exception of the 16th sections embraced
within the designated boundaries) were purchased from the trustees of the internal
improvement fund with the understanding and agreement aforesaid with reference thereto
(the said 16th sections having been subsequently purchased from the state board of
education of Florida), the Jaudon Drainage and Improvement District is hereby created
and established, the territorial boundaries of which shall be as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the southwest corner of Township 53 South, Range 31 East, thence 13 miles
south, thence 24 miles east, thence one mile north, thence one mile east, thence 12
miles north, thence 25 miles west, to point of beginning, comprising eight townships
and 36 sections which sections border on the south and east sides of the said townships,
making a total acreage (including the 16th sections) of 207,360 acres.
(Laws of Fla. ch. 9791 (1923), § 1)
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