MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2005 Regular Session

To: Public Property

By: Senator(s) Carmichael, King

Senate Bill 2477

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO ASSIGN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY CERTAIN STATE-OWNED REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The Department of Finance and Administration shall assign to the Department of Military certain state-owned real property located in the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County, Mississippi, being more particularly described as follows:

     A certain parcel of land being situated in the

     Northwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 35,

     T6N-R1E, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, and

     being more particularly described as follows:

     Commence at an existing iron pin marking the Point

     of Intersection of the North right-of-way line of

     Riverside Drive with the East right-of-way line of

     Murrah Drive (as both are now laid out and improved);

     run thence North 00 degrees 09 minutes 00 seconds

     West along said East right-of-way line of Murrah

     Drive for a distance of 600.00 feet to an existing

     iron pin marking the POINT OF BEGINNING of the parcel

     of land herein described; from said POINT OF

     BEGINNING, continue thence North 00 degrees 09 minutes

     00 seconds West along said East right-of-way line of

     Murrah Drive for a distance of 485.60 feet to the

     Point of Intersection of said East right-of-way line

     of Murrah Drive with the South right-of-way line of

     Woodrow Wilson Avenue (as now laid out and improved);

     leaving said East right-of-way line of Murrah Drive,

     run thence South 84 degrees 58 minutes 00 seconds

     East along said South right-of-way line of Woodrow

     Wilson Avenue for a distance of 190.36 feet to the

     Point of Curvature of a 2.05389 degree curve bearing

     to the right having a central angle of 05 degrees

     27 minutes 32 seconds and a radius of 2,789.79 feet;

     run thence along the arc of said 2.05389 degree curve

     bearing to the right a chord bearing of South 81 degrees

     39 minutes 46 seconds East and a chord distance of

     265.70 feet to the Point of Tangency of said curve;

     run thence South 78 degrees 56 minutes 00 seconds

     East along said South right-of-way line of Woodrow Wilson

     Avenue for a distance of 252.44 feet; leaving said South

     right-of-way line of Woodrow Wilson Avenue, run thence

     South 00 degrees 09 minutes 00 seconds East for a

     distance of 379.37 feet to an existing iron pin; run

     thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 20 seconds West for

     a distance of 700.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING,

     containing 7.091 acres, more or less.

     (2)  Upon assignment of the real property described in subsection (1), the Department of Military shall have the exclusive use and control of the property for purposes consistent with its mission.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.