The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-06
LEXINGTON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER

ernor Of the State, asking that said
portion of these counties be permitted
to vote on the establishment of a new,
county.
:, And whereas the boundaries of the
proposed new county, the innmber of
inhabitants. the taxable property, as
shown by the last tax returns, and that
che proposed lines do not runnearer than
eight miles to any courthouse now
established, are also set forth in said
petition.
And whereas the report Of the COM
mission appointed by me to ascertain
the facts as provided for in the Acts of
1905 as to whether the requirements of
the constitution as to area, distance,
wealth, population, ct cetera, have been
complied with, has been fled, stating
that the law had been fully complied
with, and the number Of square miles
In the proposed new county commonly
known as Calhoun County, is little
over four hundred and twenty-six (426)
square miles, leaving to the county of
Orangeburg more than five hundred
$500 square miles and to the county of
Lexington more than five hundred $500
square miles.
Now therefore, I, Nc. F. Ansel, as
Governor Of the State South Carolina,
by virtue Of the power conferred upon
me by the Constitution and Laws OF
this State, do hereby order
/. That an election be held in the ter
ritory embraced within the proposed
new county on the ! 17th day Of December
a. D. 1907, upon thagaession of creating
the said ney county, and that, at such
election, thE qualified electors within
the proposed ares shall be allowed to
vote upon said question, those fayoring
the proposed new county to vote HYes"
and those opposed to vote mo-
9. That the Commissioners Of State
and County Elections Of the Counties Of
Orangeburg and Lexington respectively
shall make all necessary arrangements
for holding said election, shall appoint
managers and do all other things neces-
sary for the holding Of said election;
that the County Supervisors Of the said
counties respectively shall have prepared
printed tickets and furnish same to the
Commissioners Of Election to be sent ont
to the Managers Of Election for the; use
Of the voters.
8. That at the said election the ques-
ton Of q name and county seat for
such county shall also be submitted to
the said qualified electors.
4. That said election shall be held un.
der the same rules and regulations as
are provided by law for regular county
elections; that the managers shall be
sworn before entering upon the discharge
of their duties and shall open the
polls at seven o'clock in the morn
ing and keep the same open until
four o'clock in the afternoon, when the
|. polls shall be closed, the votes counted,
|, a return Of the number of votes polled
for and against, signed and certified to
by the Managers of Election which to-
gather with the ballot box, ballots and
poll list shall be turned over to the
Commissioners of Election, as required
by law that the Commissioners of Elec-
ton shall then, as now required by law,
tabulate the vote and make return there
of to the Governor of the State and to
the Secretary of State and file copy of
same in the Clerk Of Common Pleas for
each of said Counties of Orangeburg and
Lexington.
In testimony whereof Ihave here
INTO set my hand and caused the
great seal of the State to be af-
fixed at Columbia this twenty
eighth day Of October, in the
Ills. year Of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and seven, and Of
Che independence Of the United
States of America the one hundred
and thirty second.
NJ. F. ANsEL, Governor.
/ r. w. McCLOWN,
Secretary Of State.
Desirable Merchandise.