The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-05-18
Held up Lee County.
An Injunction Against the
County Com missioners.
Petitioners Allege That the Act Of
February, 1898, Creating the
New County is Null and
Void.

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On the strength OF petition filed
10 the supreme court alleging irsegu-
larity ia the fo.nasico of the new coun-
.y of Lee. which vas created By az act
Of the las. legislature, Chief Justice
Mc[ver has signed an order requiring
the com mmissioDers of the new county to
show cause oo the 30.h Of this month
wby they should Dot be permanently re-
strained from performing tneir duties as
commissioners.
The solar plexus blow which the
petitioners expect to deel the re~ couo-
ty is aimed at the act Of the legislature
creating the county, claiming toas the
attempt to establish Lee comfy Tas
made too soon after the failure to laud
Salem county, Lee aod Salem embrac.
ing practically tie same territory.
II the petitioners are successful they
will seriously interfere With tde aspira
tions of certain gentlemen uho want of
fee down in Lee county. and i. is said
the 6gbt will be characterized with
much bitterness.
The title OF the case is pus down as
j r Segars. Jr, S j Fields. S F Gard
ner. R NJ Joscy. B R Gaslin aud R NJ
Cooper, petitioners, against j L Par
rott. John G Shaw. P Kilgo, E E
Tiller, A 2 Skinner. A M Lee, R E
Carnes, W W Heron, j w Gardner,
j E McCutcheo, S F Moore and Viii
liam Kelley, as commissioners of Lee
County
10 the petition it is alleged among
other shipgs: '.Tha, Salem County
and Lee County embraced much of the
same territory 10 each Of the three old
counties Of Sumter, Darlington and
Kershaw. the same territory embraced
10 both of said proposed new couoties.
being cot less than four 6fths of the en-
tire territory that was embraced il each
of the said couo.ies of Salem and Lee.
Aud the election ou the 4aestioo OF
forming Lee County was held within
the Invasion Of the infantry upon the
one year of the prior election on the
question OF foraaiog Salem Couasy.
That upon fhe establishment of the
said Lee county, cocosy cAicers
for the oev county. iocludr
log clerk Of conrt, sheriff,
Judge of probate. treasurer. auditor,
supervisor, commissioners of election
aod Others. will be required addition
al buildings, cuoh as coars rouse, Jail
aud poor bcase must be erected terms
Of court must be held and jurors Shere-
| fos Gust be summoned aud empscoeieG
books of registration transcribed aud an
adjustment Of indebtedness between the
new county and che old couoties made.
all or some of which will iavo!ve an ex-
penditsre of money over eod above of
wha' would be reqa.red if suca new
coun.y be pot established, and the moa
ey SO expended muss be raised By taxa
ton of the taxable property within the
limits of the said new county
"Tbat your petitions, are citizens.
electors freeholders snd taxpay-
ers of the territory embraced
within the said Lee couoty.
opposed to the creation of said couuty !;
and they sboeld make known their op-
position aud take action to prevent the
formation of suoa uew county before
the same has been fally established
And they further submit that the said act
Of the general assembly is pull aod void,
for the reasoo that the said Lse coouty
did MOI receive swo.'airds of the favor
able vote OF toe qualified electors voting
10 each secsioo Of said proposed new
couty. as reported by ;he managers Of
election Fer the several old countles
;rom uh,ch thia new couDsy ~as pro-
pose3 70 oe taken. and for the further
reason that an election oD the question
Of forming Lse county was held less
than four years after the four
6;ths of tbe territory em
traced therein hsG voted upoo the for
nation Of osw county IS herein before
SEQ; forth.
Wherefore yoar petitioners pray
,aat the defendants as commissioners
Of Lee coousy may be enjoyed from
or performing any acs o. da'y impo<ei
apon them by the terms Of the said act
of 1898 ~
TIE paper ia signed by Boyd aud
Browa, Z. K Dargao. R,ot, W
Sband, for peutiooers -oolumAia Re
cord