The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-20
EDlST0 COUNTY
AN RzRCrIoN ORDERED ON IT'S
FORMATION.
9he People Living in the Territory
viii Determine Its Fate at the Bal
1os Box December is.

viii Determine Its Fate at the Bal
Los Box December 1S.
Governor Ansel issued on Satur-
day a proclamation for an election
on the question Of the formation of
EdisSo county to be held December
Is. There has been considerable
contest over this matter, the area
Of the proposed county being form
ed out OF portions of Lexington,
Aiken and 0rangeburg. The bounda-
ries are given as follows:
Beginning sat a point about one
mile below Merritt's bridge at
Drury's Bluff on South Edisto rive,
Aiken county, thence north to !
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 a direct line to the
Jones new mill on Black creek,
thence a direct line to a point half
mile south Of the residence of ]. F..
Dunbar, thence a direct line to Dan
lei Hutto mill on Cedar creek, thence
aloag the southern boundary of
right away of Waters Ferry road
to the Hooker pond, thence down
Salem branch to North Edisto river,
Orangeburg county, from mouth, OF
said branch to a direct line to old
Jack pond on Little Beaver creek,
thence q direct line to 21-mile post
on Nlnety-Six road, thence a direct
Zine TO Tampa mill on East Good
Land creek, thence q direct line ID
14s-nlile post on Southern railroad.
thence direct line to Stroman's mill
ON Dean swamp, thence down Dean
Swamp creek to South Edisto river.
thence tip said river to point OF be-
ginning" were filed with me as gov
ernor of the State, asking that said
norton of these counties be per-
mitted to vote on the establishment
of a new county.
The report of majority Of the
commission appointed by Governor
AnseI to ascertain the facts as pro-
yided for in the acts of 1905 as
to whether the requirements of the
constitution as to area, distance
wealth, popu'c ton, Ct cetera, 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 is 426 square miles, leaving
TO each Of the old counties more
than 500 square miles.
The proclamation Of Governor
ANGEL, us governor Of the State OF
South Carolina, by virtue of the pow
er conferred upon me by the consti-
tuition end laws of this State. do
hereby order: 1. That an election
be held in the territory embraced
within the proposed new county on
the 18th 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 proposed area shall be a.
lowed to vote upon said question,
those favorlng the proposed new
county to vote Yes and those op-
posed to vote NO
"2. That the commissioners OF
State and county elections of the
counties Of Aiken, Lexington and
Orangeburg respectively shall make
all necessary arrangements for hold
ing said election, shall apDoint man
ayers 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 commissions Of election
to be sent out to the managers OF
election for the use Of the voters.
"3. That said election shall b.
held under the same rules and reg
ulaticns as are provided by law for
regular county elections; that the
managers shall be sworn before co.
tering upon the discharge Of their
duties snd shall open the polls at
z o'clock in the morning and keep
the same open until 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
bv the managers Of election which.
together with the ballot box, ballots
and noll list shall be turned Owe:
to the commissioners of election, as
required bv law; that the commits
sioners of election shall then, as now
required by law, tabnlate the vote
and make return thereof to the gov
ernor Of the State and to the sec
retary Of State and file COPY OF
same with the clerk Of court Of COM
mon pleas for each Of sai1 counties
of Aiken. Lexington and Orangeburg'
CamDaivn Funds.