The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-11
said petitio,s, the Governor of the

said petitions, the Governor of the
State ordered an election co be held
within the limits of the said proposed
new county on the 22nd day of Octo-
ber, 1901, and said election was then
and the-e held, but because there
was no survey and designation Of the
Boundary lipes prior TO said election,
Is was impossible for. the managers
always to tell with accuracy which
voters in the vicinity of said boun-
daries were Within and which with
ont the limits Of the proposed DeH
county.
s. That the managers and county
election commissioners declared as
result of said election that two
thirds OF the ballots cast separately
in each OF the Counties of Kershaw,
Darlington and Sumter had voted
tsyesr on the creation OF the county,
and in ;avor.of Lee as its name
and aBishopYiiie'' as its county seat.
9. That after said election had been
held aad before the passage of the Act
of the legislature hereinafter mention
ed, the friends of the said Lee Couaty
caused asurvey OF the new county
lines to be made and in such survey
hare Eeehanged the lines named in the
said petition TO the Governor.
10. That the result of said last
mentioned election was certified Ia
legal form by the commissioners of
election for said three old counties to
the Secretary OF State, and byshinl
Submitted 20 the General Assem-
bly, at its next session-aA of which
proceedings were confosmable to
law.
IL. That the General Assembly at
its said session, passedSan act, which
was entitled IAN act TO establish Lee
County, and said act was duly ap-
proved by the Governor on the 25th
day of February, 1902. The said act
of Assembly purports to create and
establish the said County Of Lee, de-
signaling the same boundaries as are
set forth in said petition, providing
for the election of county officers and
Others at the general election in
November next, locating it in the
Third Circuit aud in the Seventh
Congressional District, and making
other provisions for the full opera
ton OF q county government. But
said act provides for the inclusion Of
a portion of Rafting Creek Township,
Notwithstanding no portion OF said
Township was included in the boun-
sdaries named In said petition.
IL. The said act also directs the re-
spondents TO this petition, as Com
ulissioners of Lee County, Ito have
the boundaries of said new county
marked as now surveyed" whereas
the boundaries as then surveyed
were different from the boundaries
as named in the petition and in
section of said act, IN the following
particulars: ID The corner in Brad
fey's field near Kershaw County
line," as. called for by the petition
and the act, has been disregarded,
and the line run mile or more be-
yond into Rafting Creek Township.
.{2) The line of '.Scape Ger Swamp"
as called for by the petition and act.
has been changed, and moved half
mile away from said swamp and
further from the Court House Build
ing of Sumter County.
Is. That the said act also contains
the following provisions: "Sec. 2.
That w. A. James, j. e. McCntchen,
w. r. Shaw, Edwin Wilson, w. NJ.
Kelly, A. E. Skinner, A. NJ. Lee, A.
Johnson and John F. Matthews are
hereby appointed Commissioners of
said County of Lee, and they and
their successors in Office are hereby
authorized to have the boundaries of
said new county marked as now sur
veyed, and to provide court house
and jail by the erection Of suitable
buildings at the county seat. and to
receive and accept in the name and
for the new County of Lee, any
bonds, money, land or other gifts
donated or hereafter given to have
erected the said public buildings:
Provided, That when the County
Supervisor for said county is elected
and qualified and county commits
sionars are appointed and qualified,
or such county officers as shall then
be elected by law with the authority
now exercised by said supervisors
and commissioners or board Of
commissioners. the above named
commissioners shsll then turn over
to the county board of commission
ers or such officers as are then exer-
cising their authority, all the public
buildings, il then completed, and
also all bonds, obligations, land Or
money in their hands and belonging
to the said County Of Lee, and then
their powers and dItiee shall cease,
and the county board of commits
sioners or such other officers as shall
succeed to all the rights and powers
of said Commissioners.