The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-28
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..

Ties proposed 10 i't tu' -'4i - 80 80 -
new county commonly known ~
Ratlrd:se county, and embracing the
territory therein describe! were hicd
with ,uc. aS Governor OF the STATE.
asking that >ai,! portion OF said
counties be permitted 10 vote on the
esta bliShmeut Of a ncw county. and:
Whereas. subsequent thereto an
amendment; was allowed by me e!iIn-
mating from the proposed new coun-
" that portion of Florence county
which WAS set out in the petition.
and adding :, SINAI! portion o; WIZ
liamsburG county. aud:
Whereas, appointed comm!s
siouers as required by the Act OF
1905 70 ascertain and report npon the
allegations Of the petition and TO
employ surveyors to make survey
and map Of the proposed new county.
which survey and map embraces th.-
tollowin. lines and territory, 10 Wit:
Be.!nuln. 1T a point where the
Clarendon and Williamsburg county
line :ntersects Pudding Swamp:
thence up said Pudding swamp 10
the mouth OF Douglas swamp: thence
endon and Florence county line at
Eud>on'S Mill; thence running said
Clarendon and Florence county line
in An easterly direction (the CeHten-
NAL Road being said county l!nel to
the Williamsburg and Florence
county iine on said road; thence run
min. said Williamsburg and Flor.
ence county line to the juncture OF
Lvnches River and Great Pee Dee
River: thence down said Great Pee
Dee River to the Williamsburg and
Georgetown county line near Smith ;
Mill: thence down the Williamsburg
AMI Georgetown county line to Black
Mipgo Creek; thence up said Back
Mingo Creek to Black M'nSo Swamp;
thence up the channel OF said Black
MinSo Swamp TO Paisley Swamp: up
thence up channel 0! said Paisley
swamp to White Oak swamp; thence
up the channel Of said White Oak
swamp to point where the old rail
road grade Of the projected railroad
from Cades to Georgetown crosses
said swamp: thence running the
center Of said old railroad grade 10 i
point where the center OF said old
railroad grade intersects with line
running 1T right angles with the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad. said
line crossing said railroad 1t point
fortv.two thousand three hundred
and forty feet ):2. 3340l from the court
house building OF Williamsburg
county located at hinsssree. 5. c.:
from said intersection O!
said old railroad grade and said line
Il straight line at right angles 70 said
railroad. crossing the same torty-two
thousand three hundred and forty
feet tt2.340) from said court house
building, and continuing thence 20
It's intersection with n straight line
the corner stake. y . y.
nine thousand six hundred and ten
feet (9.6l0 fr.,. located y Il degrees
:3s:55 3s:55 minutes w, from the intersection
of the a. c. l.. K. r. with the south
ern boundary Of the town OF Cades.
and point on the pnbl!c highway
leading from Spring Bank Road 20
kingst.ee. S. c. forty three thouS-
and feet t43 600 fl from Williams
burg court house building; thence .
straight line TO its intersection with
said public highway leading to King
stree, $. c.; at = point forty-three
thousand feet $4,000 It from the
court house building o: Williams
burg county located in the town o!
kiuSstree, 5. c.: thence 4 straight
line to the said intersection Of the
said Clarendon and Williamsburg
county line and Padding swamp,
the beginning point.
And whereas, the boundaries OF
the proposed new county. the mum
Der of inhabitants. the taxable prop
errv, as shown bv the last taN re-
turns, and that the proposed lines
do not run nearer than eight miles
to any court house building now
esta ablished, are also set forth! in said
petition.
And whereas, the report OF the
appointed by me TO as
certain the facts provided for IN the
Acts OF 1905 rs 20 whether the re-
uuiremeats Of the Constitution rs to
area, distance, wealth, population,
ct cetera, have been complied with.
has been filed, stating that the law
has been fully complied with. and
the number OF square miles il the
proposed new county commonly
known as RutiedSe county, is four
hundred and four and 94-l00 (t0t.9D
SO uare miles, leaving TO the county
OF Williamsburg more than five hun
dred (50Q) square miles and to the
county OF Clarendon more than five
), y, M rod IInfN Snnara miles
Now, therefore, l, II. F. Ansel, as
Of the State OF South Car
o,ina, by virtue OF the power confer
red upon me by the Constitution
and laws OF this State. DO hereby
order that an election be held in the
territory embraced within the pro-
posed new county on the l'th day OF
August, 4. D. 1863, upon the ques-
ton o. creating the said new county
and that at such election the quail
fed electors within the proposed
area shall be allowed to vote upon
said question. those favo-inS the
new county TO vote yes
and those opposed 20 vote mo.
That the Commissioners OF State
and County elections Of the counties
OF Williamsburg and Clarendon re-
shah! make all necessary
for holdiu: said e!ec
ton; shall appoiu, managers and do
all c.her things necessary Tor 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 be
sent out TO the managers OF election
for the use OF the voters
That ut the said election the ques-
tiou Of name and II county seat FOR
such county shall also be submitted
TO the said qualified electors.
That said election shall be held
under the sane rules and regulations
as are provided by law FOR regular
county elections; that the managers
shall be sworn before entering cpon
the discharge OF their duties and
shall open the polls at seven o'clock
in the morning and keep the same
open until four o clock in the after
NOM when the. polls shall h.. closed.