The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-20
ELECTION HAS BEEN ORDERED.
Annexation Proposition To Be Voted
on in January.

on IN January.
Columbia, Special.-The attorney
general having found that all ccnsti-
tutional requirements have been COM
piled with. and having so reported to
the governor, the latter Official has
issued the following proclamation in
regard to the annexation election to
be held in the Lexington county town.
ship that desires to become portion
of this county:
Whereas petition, signed by the
qualified electors of a certain section
of Lexington county, has been filed
with me, and from said petition and
accompanying papers 1t appears that
cne-third of the qualified electors re-
siding within the area of the section
of said Lexington county proposed to
be cut off and annexed to Richland
county have signed said petition, said
section containing 64--00 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
empties into Saluda river; thence me
said branch to be the line as far as a
point upon the said branch which is
six GO chains in northeasterly direc-
ton from the corner Of the tracts OF
lands belonging to j. D. Sem and
Adam Ehrhardt; thence in straight
line six co chains S., % degrees W., to
the said corner Of the said Sem and
Ehrhardt tracts of land; thence in a
straight line 1888 chains S., 290 E., to
stake near Double Branch church;
hence in a straight line running west
of said church $3.50 chains S., 22 IL
degrees E., an old ditch being the
line to the Augusta Public road;
thence continuing said line in the
same direction 1875 chains to stake
upon the line which separates the
tracts Of land belonging to w. j.
Cayce and A. R. Taylor; thence in
straight line 70 chains NJ, 6S degrees
E., to a stake upon side Of hill on
lands OF Mrs. Carrie Cayce, west OF
Cayce's mill pond; thence in a
straight line crossing said pond. 81
chains N, 81 IA degrees f., 10 point
where the new government road and
the State road intersect; thence along
the South line Of the said new govern
ment road and continuing in the same
direction to point upon the Con-
garee river; thence to the point Of be-
ginning, Congaree and Saluda rivers
being the line.
And whereas it appears that Lexing-
ton county would still meet all the
constitutional requirements as to
area, property and population, etc., as
required by the constitution and stat
utes.
And whereas the requirements as 20
the distance from the court house at
Lexington is complied with.
Now, therefore, I, M. B. McSweeney,
governor of the State Of South Caru-
lima, in compliance with the require
ments of the act of the general as
seml,ly entitled can act to provide foi
the formation of new counties" etc..
approved March 9th, 1896, do hereby
order an election in the territory as
above described proposed to be cut OFF
from the county OF Lexington on We'd
nesday, the I'd day Of January, 1901,
to be held in accordance with the Ie-
quirements of said act, at which cleo
ton the electors shall vote yes" or
mo" upon the question of incorporat-
ing the above described section OF Lex
ington county within the limits OF
Richland county. The voting place to
be rat the polling place or places as
provided in general elections.