The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-05
Com lsa issioners Notice.
Office of County Commissioners !
of PiCkenS County 6 q

of Pickens County, S. G.
Whereas majority of the freehold vot-
crs owning Real Estate in Pickens Town
ship, Hurricane Township, and Eastatoe
Township, in the county of Pickcns, s. G.
have pctitioned the Board of County
Commissioners for said County, to submit
to the qualified vetcrs of said Townships.
the question of subscribing in seven Der
cent. Coupon Bonds of said respective
townships: In Plckcns Township the sum
of Ten Thousand Dollars ($l0, ,OOa,) and in
Eastatoe Township Thirty-flve Hundred
Dollars ($3, ,500.) and in Hurricane Town
ship the sum of Thirty-fiye Hundred Dol
lars $4,000 to the capital stock of the
Pickens Rail Road Company, under the
provisions OF the Charter of said Company.
And whereas said County Commissioners
have by resolution, fixed the amount to be
subscribed by Pickens Township at Ten
Thousand Dollars and by Ensatoe Town
ship at Thirty five Hundred Dollars and
Hurricane Township at Thrty-five Hun
dred Dollars, as requested by their said
respective petitions now on file in this office
Now, therefore be it resolved and order
ed by said Board Of County Commissioners
that the prayers of said petitions be grant
ell and that an election be held at the sew
cral election precincts in said respective
Townships on the llth day of Novembcs.
A. d., 1891, to determine the question of
subscription or No Subscription to the
capital stock Of said Rail Road Company
as aforesaid. Those in favor of said sub
scription shall deposit a ballot having writ
ten or printed thereon the word "Subscrip-
ton; those opposed shall deposit ballot
having the words ''No" Subscription.
Now the condition is such that the said
Rail Road Company as above within twelve
months from date do construct, build and
equip railroad from the town of Easley
to the town Of Pickcns &. H., and the
said Ten Thousand Dollars for Pickens,
Thirty-five Hundred for Eastatoc, and
ThiIty-hvc Hundred for hurricane Town
ships be subscribed to the said Pickrns
| Rall Road Company, upon the condition
that thc'said Pickcns Rail Road Company
40 build, construct and complete Rail
Road, or cause the same to be built, con-
structcd and completed, from the town of
Easlcy TO within tho corp,rate limits of
l1ckcns, &. H., or within mile thereof,
Provided, no bonds shall be issued till
the road be run to Pickcns and equipped.
| That the Polls be opened from eight
| (S) o'clock, A. NJ, until five % o'clock, p.
NJ, on the day Of said elections; at which
election all the qualified electors of said
respective townships shall be entitled to a
vote and registration shall not be required
| "o u IhhililCullpl lOT FOtlnS at Salu election
That the following Managers are hereby
appointed for their respective precincts
and it shall be the duty of said Managers
TO count the votes Immediately on closing
the polls and make their return to this
board on or before the 10th ,lav of No
vcmbcr, 1891.
Fickcns G. III. f.. IIagood, Jr., Ludd
Hawthorne and }. B. Freeman.
Easlatoc Township-J. ". Thomas, A..
A. Alexander and Robert w. Glsrap
Hurricane Township, Six Mile Precinct
W. III. Thomas, Aaron Garrett and J. S.
Barker
Pratcrs-J. f. E Boroughs, w. n. Bowlin
and w. l.. Morgan
Mile Crcck-I. r. Dalton, j. F. Parsons
and j. $. Bowen.
by order of the Board of County Com
misSiOners of Pickcns County.
lL.S.] MATTHEW HENDRICKS,
Chairman of Board.
Oin L. Durant, Clerk.
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