The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-05-24

Town OF Aiken, Wnlcn cOuuty eu"'' w
known as Aiken County, shall be formed
and is hereby authorized to be formed,
from portions of the present Counties Of
Barnwell, Edge6eld, Lexington and
Orangebnrg, with the metes and bounds
hereinafter described, to wit: commens
cing at the mouth of Fox's Greek, in
Edgeaeld County, where it empties into
Savannah River, thence in q straight
line to where the south branch Of Chin
qucpin Fails Greek "a tributary of the
North Edisto River) intersects the
Fdgcfeld and Lexington line; thence
down said creeks to where it empties
into the north fork of the Edisto River,
aud down the said north fork to where
the dividing line between Lexington
and Orangeburg Counties (running
from Big Beaver Greek to the north
fork of she Edisto) touches said river;
thence in straight line to the head Of
Tinker's Creek, in Baruwell County;
| thence down said creek to where It
emptles into the Upper Three Runs,
| aud down said Runs Greek to where it
empties into the Savannah River ; thence
| up the Savannah River to the initial
| point at the mouth of Fox's Greek.
SEC. 2. That Frank Arnim, NJ. F.
Malouey, P. R. Rivers, j. L. Jamisou,
Il. Ferguson, j. N. Hayne, E. J. G.
Wood, P. K. Rockwell, j. A. Greene,
w. II. Reedish and B. Byas be. and are
hereby, appointed commissioners to run
Ou. and properly. mark and define the
said boundary lines, with the assistance
Of two competent surveyors to be select
ed by them.
Sec. 8 That S. j. Lee, Frank Arnim,
P. R. Rivers, C. D. Hayne, John Woo
| ley, +. J. Wood, J. N. Hayue, Levi
Caavis, W. H. Rcedish and J. Fl. Cor
nish be, and are hereby, appointed com
nissioners to provide suitable buildings
for the several courts and county officers,
and to selec. and purchase, or procure
sites for the usual public buildings, and
to contract for and superintend the
erection of the courthouse aud jail
thereon; and that said public buildings
shall be built at the expense of the citi-
zens of said county, aud to meet the
said demands, special tax 81 the as
sessed value ofreal and personal proper
ty in said county be levied.
Sec. 4. That an election shall be held
in the County of Aiken, as established
by this act, on the third Wednesday OF
October, A. D. 1872, for members Of
the General Assembly, and for the regu
lar county officers provided for by the
constitution aud laws Of the State, and
the officers so elected shall, before enter
ing upon the duties Of their respective
Offices, be required to give bond with
sureties, as now is or may be required
by law.
SEC. 5. That until the next appor-
tionment Of representatives., the repre-
sentatiou of the several counties Of this
State affected by this act, shall remain
as now established.
Sec. 6. That the County Of Aiken be,
and it is hereby, attached to the Third
Congressional District, and shall form
part and parcel Of the Sixth Judicial
Circuit, and that the regular terms OF
the Courts of General Sessions and
Common Pleas shall be held in the
Town of Aiken, ou the second Monday
of January, May and September Of each
year, ard that the Justices OF the peace,
ccns,ables in the several counties affect
ed by this act, who shall be 10 Office at
the time this act goes into effect, shall
continue in Office until their successors
shall have been elected and shall have
qualified: Provided, however, That the
justices of the peace aud constables now
in Office shall, from and after the time
this act goes into effect, be confined and
limited in their Official capacity, duty
and power to the limits Of :heir respec'
tive counties, as altered By this act, aud
the said Ulcers residing in Aiken Couu-
ty shall, in like manner, be restricted
in their official functions to said County
Of Aiken.
SEC. I. That from and after the fourth
day Of October, A. d. 1872, all suits
pending 10 the Courts Of BaruWell, Edge
field Lexington and Orangeburg, Of
which the defendants reside in those
portions of the said counties now estab-
lished Us the County of Aiken, and all
indictments now pending in the courts
Of said counties where the offence was
committed 10 those parts Of the said