MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2014 Regular Session

To: Public Property

By: Senator(s) Blount

Senate Bill 2582

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO TRANSFER AND CONVEY CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  The Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to transfer and convey certain real property to the Department of Mental Health.  The property is located on Capers Avenue in the City of Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, and is more particularly described as follows:

Starting at the concrete monument that is the SW corner of the SE 1/2 of the SW 1/2 of Section 33, T6N-R1E in the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, and being also within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson, run thence due East along the line between Section 33, T6N-R1E and Section 4, T5N-R1E for a distance of 1138.85 feet to a concrete monument of the south right of way line of the Illinois Central Railroad, the point of beginning.

Run thence S 42 degrees-03° E along said South right of way line of the Illinois Central Railroad for a distance of 134.45 feet to a concrete monument of the line between the land being described herein and Battle Hill Subdivision of the City of Jackson; run thence S 31 degrees-51° W along said line between the land being described herein and Battle Hill Subdivision of the City Jackson for a distance of 430.48 feet to a point on the north line of Capers Avenue (Extended) as said avenue is now laid out and dedicated in the City of Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi; run thence N 54 degrees-09° W along said north line of Capers Avenue (Extended) for a distance of 873.53 feet to the P.C. of a curve to the right with a radius (arc) of 536.19 feet; run thence along said curve and said north line of Capers Avenue (Extended) for a distance of 493.56 feet to the P.T. of said curve; run thence due north along the east line of Capers Avenue (Extended) for a distance of 478.86 feet to the P.C. of a curve to the right with a radius (arc) of 321.77 feet; run thence along said curve and said east line of Capers Avenue (Extended) for a distance of 176.59 feet to a point on the south right of way line of the Illinois Central Railroad; run thence S 42 degrees-01° 21" E along said South right of way line of the Illinois Central Railroad for a distance of 1661.56 feet to the point of beginning.  All of the above described land being situated in the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 33, T6N-R1E and the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 4, T5N-R1E in the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi and being wholly within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson and containing 18.35 acres, more or less.

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