The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-23
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state y; Of: South Carolina.
3 Executive Department.

Lexington and Orangeburg Counties
proposed to be cut OF to form the
new county commonly known, as
Edisto County, }and embracedSsin the
following lines, to-wit:: J, :: s; ;$ * K !.
4, Beginning sat a point about one
I,mile below Merritt's Bridge at
ItDrury's Bluff on South ,Edisto River,
Aiken County, thence north to Il
point on the east boundary of right
| of way of Two Notch: Road, where
said road crosses .Nolen Branch,
thence the eastern boundary of said
road to Southern Railway, crossing
near Samaria Church, Lexington
County, thence direct line to the
Jones' New Mill on Black Creek,
thence direct line to point half
mile south of the residence of j. B..
Dunbar, thence a direct line to Daniel
Hutto Mill. on Cedar Creek, thence
along the southern boundary OF
right of way of Waters Ferry Road
to the Hooker Pond, thence down Sa-
lem Branch to North Edisto River
Orangeburg County, from mouth of
said branch to direct line to old
Jack Pond on little Beaver Creek,
thence a direct line to Fl mile post
on Ninety-Six Road, thence direct
line to Tampa Mill on east Good
Land Creek, thence direct line to
149 mile post on Southern Railroad,
thence a direct line to Stroman's Mill
on Dean swamp, thence down Dean
Swamp Creek to South Edisto River,
thence up said river to point of be-
ginning" were filed with me as Gov
ernor of the State, asking that said
portion of these counties be permit
ted to vote on the establishment OF
new county.
AND WHEREAS, The boundaries
of the proposed new county, the num-
ber of inhabitants, the taxable prop
erty, as shown by the last tax re-
turns, and that the proposed lines
do not run nearer than eight miles
to any court house now established,
are also set forth in said petition.
AND WHEREAS, The report OF
majority of the commission ap-
pointed 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 cetra, have
been complied with, has been filed,
stating that the law had been fully
complied with, and the number of
square miles in the proposed new
county Commonly known as Edisto
County, is four hndred and twenty
six (426) square miles, leaving to
the County of Aiken more than FIVE
hundred (50O) square miles, to the
County of Lexington more than five
hundred (5OO) square miles and to
the County of Orangeburg more than,
five hundred (5O0) square miles.
NOW THEREFORE, I, M. F. An
sci, as Govegonr Of the State OF
South Carolina, by virtue of the pow:
er conferred upon me by the Con-
stitution and laws of this State, do
hereby order
1. That an election be held In
the territory embraced within the
proposed new county on the fiteent1
day of December, A. D. 1908, upon
the question of creating the said new
county, and that, at such election
the qualified electors within the pro-
posed area shall be allowed to vote
upon said question, those favoring
the proposed new county to vote
Yes" and those opposed to vote
mo" T.
Q. That the commissioners of
State and county elections of the
Counties of Aiken, Lexington and Or
angeburg respectively shall make all
necessary arrangements for holding
said election, shall appoint managers
and do all other things necessary for
the holding of said election; that the
county supervisors of the said coun-
ties respectively shall have prepared
printed tickets and furnish same to
the commissioners Of election to he
sent out to the managers of election
for the use of the voters.
8. That at the said election the
question of name and county seat
for such county shall also be SUBJ
mitted to the said qualified electors.
4. That said election shall h"
held under the same rules and reg
ulations as are provided by law for
regular county elections; that the
managers shall be sworn before en-
tering upon the discharge of their
duties and shall open the polls at
seven o'clock in the morning ana
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 poll
ed for and against, signed and GER
tilted to by the managers OF elec-
tion which, together 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 election shall
then. as now required by law, taDu-
late the vote and make return there
l.. .ho C,yarnor nf tha State and