The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-26
PROCLAMATION.
The STATE o7Stv7I CAROLINA

The STATE EO7Stv3I CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE CHaMB r
VTHEREaS, 4 FETIIIrN I'm Ed
w by the qna:tic electors of ccrt't'
section of Lexington County has bee" Il "a
with me. and from said p"ti lou n:i accom-
panying papers. il appears that cns-th'rd
OF the q1ehfed electors residing within the
ar of the section Of the scia Lexington
County proposed to be Gu; OF, and alnaoted
TO Richland County have signed said ii
ton. Said section continuing . 6l-Eo
square ml!es atd bcnnaei rs follows: All
that part OF Lexington CoGIty that lies
within TIE tolowln. hre$: Beginning al
The point where Eouble Brinch eMpt!es Il
Saludt River: thence the said E.Gnch 10 be
the lire aS tar rs point upon The saih
3 anch. which Is SIX 81 Chains IN a north
eastTardly dir, cii0n from the corner OF tie
tracts of lands b. longing 10 }. D. Sem and
Adam Ebrhardt: thence N d straight lne
six co chains 5. Is degrees ". TO the said
corner of the s.id Sem and Ehrhar1t tracts
of land; thence in a straight line 1855
cha rs = 80 degrees +. to stake lear
Double Branch Church: thence in a straight
line running west of said Church 20 so
chail S 27J degree +. an Id ditch beng
the line to tie Augusta pn6!!c road;
thence continuing said line in the same
direction, 1853, 5 chains to 4 stake upon
the line which separates the tracts Of!
land belonging to ". J. Clyce and A. +.
Taylor: thence continuing in straight
line 70 chains, n 6S degrees E to stake
upon side of hi lands of Mrs. Clrr:e
Cayce. west of Cages Mill Fond: thence
in straight line crossing sad Pond, 81
chains, n 81 degrees E. to the point where
the new Government Re-. d and the State
Road intersec thence along said line OF
the new Government Road aud continuing
in the same direction to point upon the
Congaree River; thence to the point Of be
ginning. Congaree and Saluda Rivers eing
the line:
And whereas, it appears that lexington
County would still meet all the Cons:itu
tional requirements as to area. property.
and population. etc, as required by tie
Constitution aud Statutes;
And, whereas. the requirements as to
distance from the Court House at Lexing-
ton are complied with.
NOW, THEREFORE. l. NJ B McSwee-
ney, Governor of the State Of South Caro-
lima, in compliance With the requirements
Oh lnS t1CI CI luC NeHeIuI t1>SSLIuiy eHtlIiCu
can Act to provide fer the formation of
new counties" etc approved March 9th,
1896 do hereby order and election il the
territory as above described proposed to be
cut off from the County OF Lexington on
Wednesday. the End Gay oi January, 10 l
to be held in accordance with the rtqnire-
ments OF said Act, at which election the
electors shall vote yes" or mo upon the
question of incorporating the above de-
scribed section Of Lexington County with
in the limits Of Richaud County The
voting place to be at the polling place or
places as provided in general elections.
IN TES rIMONY WHEREOF, ] have
hereunto set my hand a1(
caused the Great Seal o.
the State to be affixed, at Co.
lunbia, this the 18th day OF
T.. 81 December, A. d. 1900 and il
the one hundred and twenty
fifth year of the Independ-
ence of the United States Of
America.
n. B. McsWEENEY
By the Governor:
NJ. r. COOPER,
Secretary OF State.
December 10, 1870. 2a7