The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19
PROCLAMATION.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
EYECUTJVE CHAMBER


UTHEREAS, A. PETITION SIGNED
w by the qualified electors Of certain
section of Lexington County has been flee.
with me. and from said petition and accom-
panying papers. it appears that one-third
of the qualified electors residing within the
ara of the section of the said Lexington
County proposed to be cut off and annexed
to Richland County have signed said ptti-
ton. Said section containing 64-lGO
square miles and bounded as follows: All
that part of Lexington County that lies
within the following lines: Beginning at
the point where Double Branch emptles IN
Saluda River; thence the said Branch to be
the line as far as point upon the SAID
Branch, which is six (6) Chains in north
eastwardly direction from the corner of thu
tracts of lands belonging to J. D. Sem and
Adam Ehrhardt: thence IN d straight hne
six (6) chains S. l6 degrees ". to the said
corner of the said Sem and Ehrhardt tracts
of land; thence in straight line 1888
chains s. 20 degrees E. to stake near
Double Branch Church; thence IN straight
line running west of said Church $3.50
chains S. 274 degrees E. an old ditch being
the line to the Augusta pubic road;
thence continuing said line in the same
direction, 163, 5 chains to stake upon
the line which separates the tracts OF
land belonging to W. J. Ctyce and A. T..
TAYLOR; thence continuing II straight
line 79 chains, n. IS degrees to stake
upon side of hill on lands of Mrs. Carrie
Cayce, west of Cayce's Mill Pond; thence
in straight line crossing said Pond, 81
chains, n. 574 degrees E. to the point wher
the new Government Ro. I'd and the Sti.a
Road intersec' thence along said line OF
the new Government Road aud continuing
in the same direction to point upon tie
Congaree River; thence to the point OF be.
ginning, Congaree and Saludl Rivers being
the line:
And whereas, i: appears that Lexington
County would still meet all the Cons;ln
tional requirements as to area property,
and population, etc, as required by the
Constitution and Statutes;
And, whereas. the req1iremen IS rs 10
distance from the Court House at L:Aing-
ton are complied with.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1. NJ B McSwaa-
ney, Governor of the State Of South Caro-
lima, in compliance With the reqlremen;
of the Act of the General Assembly entitled
can Act to provide for the formation OF
new counties" etc approved March 9th,
1896. do hereby order and election IN the
territory as above described proposed to be
cut off from the County OF Lexington on
Wednesday, the End day OF January, IS i.
to he held in accordance with the require
ments of said Act, at which election the
electors shall vote yes or mo" upon the
question of incorporating the above de-
scrbed section of Lexington County with
in the limits of Richland Comfy The
voting place to be at the polling place or
places as provided in general elections.
in TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have
hereunto set my hand a1(
caused the Great Seal oi
the State to be affixed, at Co
lumoia, this the 18th day of
II. 81 December, A. D. 1900 and il
the one hundred ard twenty
fifth year of the 1rdepend-
ence of the United States O.
America.
NJ. B. McSWEENLI.
By the Governor:
NJ r. COOPER,
Secretary Of State.
December 10, 1920. 251