The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-11
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LEE COUNTY IN TIE SUPREME COURT.
Tss Grounds upors ssaiSa me Petition
and Rule Asainss Les oansg are BASED
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fsas text The papers lied The case
before the Supreme s0ur5 and tae.
senpora "a iuactfen issued 5y that
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The State &c South arelina. in the:
Supreme Court al prii Term, 1902:
William IN. Fraser. Henry Y. Du-
Bose, w. Edward Dick, Thomas ID.
DaBose Thomas NJ Isradiey,
James ID Ross, sgd dney d. Hurst,
ellis, Joseph D. Clark. Ed
ard 3. Goodma Samuel 81. Gard
ner, W. L. CtybarEs and Thomas j.
McCutcheu, Petitioners,
Against
A James.sJ. E. McCutchall, w.
r. Shaw. Edwin Wilson. ~. NJ.
Kelly. A. z. Skinner. A. IA Lee.
Johnson and John E. Matthews,
as Commissioners Of Lee Comfy,
Responde
TO the Honorable. the Chief Justice
and Associate Justices Of the SUI.
preme Court of South Carolina:
The plaintiffs above named. who
bring this action as we'll for them
selves as for all others, citizens of the
territory embraced within the boun-
daries Of the SO called County Of Lee,
as may come In and centribate to the
expenses of this action, petition and
say:
That a petition signed By sundry
citizens OF Sumter, kershaw and
Darlington Counties was fled ia
September last with the Governor OF
South Carolina, praying the creation
sof q new county, setting forth the
,.sotes and boundaries OF the proposed
new county, and that the acreage.
number OF inhabitants and value OF
property. as assessed for taxation. III
both new and old couneies-and dis
tance of new county line from the
Court Houses Of the said three old
eounties, we're such as would permit
the creation OF such new county
under the requirements and restric-
sions Of the Constitution Of South
CarolSna of 1895.
9 That petitioners are advised
that no such petition wouid authorize
the creation of a new county nor an
election therefor unless the petition
therefor was signed by oae-third of
shs qualified electors Of each section
OF the proposed new county, and that
..each section" as used in the Consti-
fuEion and Statute means each town
ship. school districtor other then ex-
istinv territorial division; aud petit
toners have been Informed and be-
liaye that said petition was not sign
ed by one third of each township,
school district or other territorial di-
vision then existing within the limits
OF the said proposed new county.
g. On information and belief, that
no survey, nor lawful setting forth OF
the actual boundaries Of thenew coun
IL was made prior to the filing OF said
petition and to the election ordered
and held Hereunder.
{. That no portion of Rafting Creek
Township was included in the boun-
daries as described in said petition
anr, i'm the proclamation Of the Cover
nor ordering an election as prayed
for in said petition.
On information and belief, that
the area, population. and assessed
valuation of property in the proposed
new county and in the said three old
conusies, were not accurately ascer-
,ained, but were estimated by mere
That the Court House building
of Sumter County is less than eight
miles from the boundary line of the
said proposed rev county.
Chat pursuaat to the prayer OF