§ 1. Creation; boundaries.

(1)

All of the following area in Okaloosa County is hereby established as a special fire protection district which is created for the purpose of providing fire protection for the benefit of the residents within said district, to be known as the Holt Fire District, in which name it may sue and be sued, lease, own, possess and convey real and personal property, by purchase or gift, or otherwise, in order to carry out the purposes of this ordinance:

Begin at Yellow River at Okaloosa/Santa Rosa County line, thence northeasterly along Yellow River to Wilkinson Creek; thence northerly along Wilkinson Creek to intersect with west Wilkinson Bluff Road; thence north along west Wilkinson Bluff Road to intersect with Highway 90; thence north along Highway 189 to intersect with Lighthouse Church Road; thence west along Lighthouse Church Road to intersect Penny Creek; thence westerly along Penny Creek to Blackwater River; thence northwesterly along Blackwater River to Okaloosa/Santa Rosa County line; thence south along county line 8 miles to Yellow River and point of beginning.

And that portion of Precinct 3 described as follows:

Commence at the northwest corner of Section 20, Township 3 North, Range 24 west, said corner being the point of beginning. Proceed southwesterly along Keyser Mill Road to intersection of Highway 189; thence south along Highway 189 to intersection of Highway 90; continue south to Interstate 10 and west Wilkinson Bluff Road, continue southerly along west Wilkinson Bluff Road to intersection of Wilkinson Creek; thence south along Wilkinson Creek to Yellow River; thence easterly along channel of Yellow River to Rattlesnake Bluff; thence northerly along channel of Yellow River to the intersection of the south line of Section 28, Township 3 North, Range 24 West; thence west along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 29, Township 3 North, Range 24 West; thence northerly along section lines to the point of beginning.

(2)

Any federal lands or lands within a municipality included in the boundary of the district as described herein shall be excluded from the district and its jurisdiction. If any area, tract or parcel of land within the boundaries of the district shall hereafter become annexed to a municipality such area, tract or parcel of land shall be excluded from the district effective the next January 1 following such annexation by a municipality. Nothing contained in this act shall preclude any municipality from annexing lands to the territorial limits of the municipality even if such land is included within the district.

(3)

Should any part of the territory covered in this act be held not to be included herein, then this act shall continue in effect as to the balance of the territory.