The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-11
PROCLAMATION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Whereas, petitions signed by more
than onc-third Of the qualified eiec.
tors OF those portions OF Williams
burg, Clarendon and Florence coun-
ties proposed to be cut of to form a
new county commonly known as
Rutled.e county, and embracing the
territory therein described We're 6Ied
with me. as Governor OF the State.
asking that said portion Of said
counties be permitted TO vote on the
establishment OF a new county. and:
Whereas, subsequent thereto an
amendment was allowed by me elm
mating from the proposed new coun-
ty that portion Of Florence county
which was set out il the petition,
and adding small portion OF Will
liamsburs county, and;
Whereas, l appointed commits.
sionerS as required by the Act or
1905 TO ascertain and report upon the
allegations o! the petition and to
employ surveyors 20 make survey
and map Of the proposed new county,
which survey and map embraces the
following lines and territory, TO Wit:
Beginning 1t point where the
Clarendon and Williamsburg county
line intersects Pudding Swamp;
thence up said Pudding swamp TO
the mouth Of Douglas swamp; thence
MP said Douglas swamp to the Clar-
endou and Florence county line at
Hudson's Mill; thence canning said
Clarendon and Florence county line
in an easterly direction (the Centen-
NAL Road being said county line) 60
the Williamsburg and Florence
county line on said road; thence run
ming said Williamsburg and Flor.
ence county line to the jnncsure OF
Lynches River and Great Pee Dee
River; thence down said Great Pee
Dee River to the Williamsburg and
Georgetown county,iine near Smiths
Mill; thence down the Williamsburg
and Georgetown county line TO Black
Minso Creek; thence up said Biack
Lingo Creek 20 Black Mingt Swamp;
thence.upathe ctlannei Of SAID Black
Minso Swamp 20 Paisley Swamp; up
thence up channel of said Paisley
swamp to White Oak swamp; thence
up the channel OF said White Oak
swamp to point where the old r!tai.
road grade Of the projected railroad
from .Cades TO Georgetown crosses
said swamp; thence r::nLins the
center Of said old railroad grade to
point where the center OF said old
railroad grade intersects with Nne
running at right angles with the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad, said
line crossing said railroad at q point
fo.ty-two Thousand three hundred
and forty feet )s22 $40 from the court
house building OF Williamsburg
county located at kinsstree, S. g.:
continuing from said intersection OF
said old railroad grade and said line
straight line at right angles to said
railroad. crossing the same focty-two
thousand three hundred and so-sy
fleet $3.50, from said court house
building, and continuing thence to
| its intersection with q straight line
connecting the corner stake, y ) y.
nine thousand six hundred and ten
feet (9,6i0 ft-). located \ Il degrees
IS minutes ", from the intersection
of the \. C. L r. R with the south
eru boundary OF the town OF Cades,
and a point on the public highway
leading from Spring Bank Road TO
tEinSs:ree, s. c. forty three thous-
and feet $4,000 #. from Williams
burg court house building; thence
straight line to its intersection with
said public highway leading TO King
stree. S. c.; at point forty-three
thousand feet {4S,000 ft.l from the
court house building OF Williams
burg county located in the town o.!
kinsstree, S. c.; thence a straisht
line 10 the said intersection OF The
said Clarendon and Williamsburg
county line and Pudding swamp,
the beginning point.
And whereas, the boundaries OF
the proposed new, county, the NUM-
Der Of the taxable prop
ersy. as shown bv the last tax re-
trrns. and that the proposed lines
do not run nearer than eight miles
20 any cour, house building now
established. are also set forth in said
petition.
And whereas. the report o! the
commission appointed by me TO as
| certain the facts provided for in the
Acts OF 1905 as to whether the re-
iouireluents OF the Constitution rs TO
area, distance, wealth, population.
ct cetera, have been complied with.
thas been filed. stating that the law
has been fully complied with, and
the aumber of square miles in the
proposed new county commonly
known as RptledSe county, is four
|hupGred and four and 94-l00 (40i.94)
square miles, leaving to the county
OF Williamsburg more than FIVE auc-
dred i500l square miles and to the
county OF Clarendon more than i've
hunG-eo (50W souare miles.
Now, therefore, I, u. :. Ausel. rs
Governor of tbs State Of South Car
DINA, BY yi,tue o: the power confer
red upon ,re 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 comfy on the 18th da. Of
August, 4. D. 1909, upon the cues
ton OF 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 favorins the
proposed new county to vote yes"
and those opposed to vote "no."
That the Commissioners of State
and Cou nty elections of the counties
of williamsburg and Clarendon re-
spectively shall make all necessary
arrangements for holding said elec-
ton: shalt appoint managers and do
ali 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 20
the commissioners OF election to be
sent out to the managers OF election
for the use Of the voters.
That at the said election the ques-
ton OF a name and q county seat for