The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-21
State Of South NCaroIina,
Executive Department.

EX0CuItvS DopdSIIflSIlSs
Whereas, Petitions signed by more
than one third of the qualified electors
of those portions of Aiken, Lexington
and Orangeblrg counties proposed to
be cut off to form the new county (com-
monty known as Edisto county, and
embraced in the following lines, to wit:
Beginning Sat point about one mile
below Merritt's bridge at Drury's Bluff
on South Edisto river, Aiken county,
thence north to q point on the east
boundary Of right of way Of Two
Notch road, where said road crosses
Nolen branch, thence the eastern boun-
Diary of said road to Southern Railway,
crossing near Saanaria church, Lexing-
ton county, thence q direct line to the
!. Jones' new mill, on Black creek, thence
q direct line to 8 POINT half mile south
) of the residence Of J. E. Dunbar, thence
q 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 Salem branch to North Edisto
river, Orangeburg county, from mouth
& of said branch to direct line to old
Jack pond on Little Beaver creek,
thence direct line to twsnty-one
mile post on the Nineiy-Six road,
thence q direct line to Tampa mill on
east Good Lane creek, thence direct
line to 149 mile post on Southern rail-
road, thence direct line to Stromans
mill on Dean swamp, thence down
Dean swamp creek to South Edisto
Il y$r, int ~
beginning" were fled with me as Gov
ernor of the State, asking that said por-
ton Of these counties be permitted to
vote on the establishment Of new
county.
And Whereas, the boundaries of the
proposed new county, the number of
inhabitants, the taxable property, as
shown by the last tax returns, and that
the proposed lines do not run nearer
than eight miles 70 any court house
now established, are also set forth in
said petition.
And Whereas, the report of ma
-iority Of the commission appointed by
me to ascertain the facts as provided
Tor 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 Ed
isso county, is four hundred and twenty
six (426) square miles, leaving to the
county Of Aiken more than five hum;
dred 15OOl square miles, to the county
of Lexington more than five hundred
l5OO) square miles and to the county OF.
Oran9aburg more than five hundred
$500 square miles.
Nov, Therefore, I, M. F. Ansel, as
Governor Of the State Of South Caro-
Lima, 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
territory embraced within the proposed
new county. ON the fiteenth day OF
December AID. 1903, upon the question
Of creating the said new county, and
that. at such election, the qualified
electors within the proposed area shall
be allowed to vote upon said quesaon,
those fsyoring the proposed new coun-
ty to vote eyes" and those opposed TO
vote ..No''
q. That the commissioners OF State
and County elections of the counties OF
Aiken. Lexington and Orangeburg re-
gpectfvely shall make all necessary ar
raneements for holding said election.
shall appoint managers and do all other
fhin9s necessary for the holding of said
election; that the County Supervisors
of the said counties respectively shall
have prepared printed tickets and fur.
nish same to the Commissioners OF
Election to be sent out to the managers
of election for the use Of the voters.
8. That at the said election the ques-
tion of a name and county seat for