The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-23
ELECTION ORDERED
m u#R RHRK1gIMY COUNTY AN
RELATION MATTER.
aua Tent Of Gov. Anssl,s Proclamn.
siOn Ordering the Election on
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stste OF South Carolina.
Executive Department.
whereas, petition sigred by NOR"
chan one-third OF tho qualified cleo
sera Of that portion OF Berkeley
county proposed to be cut of and
annexed to orangeburg county In
ahis state. was aled In my Office on
-ake tventy-lrss day Of September
An d. 1909, and embracing the fol-
lpying lines and boundaries. to-Wit:
beginning ct point located on
-Four Holes Swamp ut the intersec-
&ian OF the boundary lines Of Or
aagebure, Dorchester and Berkeley
-usunties and extending In south
ansteriy direction along Four Holea
Siuamn, the same being the boun-
diary between Dorchester and Berke-
ser counties to large cypress which
zEards ut the confluence. Of Four
Holes and Deans Swamp, at the up
rper part OF Turkey Lake: thence up
and along the run Of Dean Swamp
as it meanders to point where
Dean Swamp and Black Creek unite;
shence up Black Creek to the point
uraere Big Black Creek and Little
BLACK Creek unite; thence up Lit
Gle Black Creek to the point where
Gke New Road crosses said Little
Black Creek; thence 0ortherly up
she New Road to the Monck's Cor
Rer Public Road near Mark Richard
sens place: thence N. 10 chains to
" pine; thence N. IA degrees east
9airty-eight chains to q stake;
ahence 8. 81 degress and fifteen min
atea east 4S chains to stake; thence
-. $40 chains to o stake; ehence
q. $3.50 chains to stake; thence N.
&Y FL. "a chains and 10 links: thence
.aag.. SO Ia chains to stakes thence
e. 1 degree and 80 minutes W. 1S
chains and 60 links to . stake:
Saenee,N. 80 w. 81 chains to q stake;
32tence N. west Il chains to cy-
areS5 ut the river road an6 the Rock
Creek Bridge; thence northeast
rEong Rock Creek to where
Rock Creek empties into the
sSansee river: thence up the santee
,gayer to the mouth Of Eutaw
Creek where tie Orangeburg and
berkeley lines connect; thence south
west along the boundary line be-
tween Orangeburg and. Berkeley
counties to the point Of beginning"
The above described territory con-
eRining. as appears from the map
llied with the commissioners' report,
,aaa hundred and thirty and 60-100
Equare miles. The above petition
was fled with me as governor Of
the. State Of South Carolina. asking
Skat the portion OF Berkeley coun-
icy described ebove be allowed to
vote upon the question OF being
lRnexel to and becoming q part
s8& OraEgeburg county.
And Whereas, the boundaries OF
Sne portion OF Berkeley county
sought to be cut OF and annexed
% Charleston county are set forth
In said petition and also the other
Garts necessary to be stated under
the law.
And Whereas, the report OF the
appointed by me to
ascertain the facts as provided for
Sy law as to whether the provisions
or the Constitution and Laws OF
ehe State as to population, area,
gealth, distance from the court
house, ct cetra, have been compiled
with, has been filed in my Office on
Ghe 18th Of December, 1908, stat
ing that the law has been complied
with. leaving not less than five hun
dred square miles in Berkeley coun-
" and net less than two million
dollars Of taxable property and that
the population of the said county OF
will not be reduced to less
than fifteen thousand inhabitants,
and chat the proposed line does not
run nearer than eight miles to the
court house CT Berkeley county.
Now, Therefore. l. NJ. F. Ausel,
rs Governor Of the State of South
by virtue of the power con-
ferred upon me by the Constitution
and Laws OF this State. do hereby
order,
1. That an election be held IN
Sae territory embraced within the
lines aforesaid on the third
day CT February, A. D. 1910, upon
the question OF annexing said ter
ritory to the county Of Orangeburg
AMI that at such election the quail
fed electors within the proposed
area shall be allowed to vote upon
saii question, these favoring the
proposed annexation to vote Yes
AMI tiose opposing, "No."
2. That the commissioners OF
election for State AMI county Of
ticers of Berkeley county shall make
zil necessary arrangements for hold
ing ssi1 electio1. shall appoint
managers and do all other thinsg
necessary for the holding OF sail
election; that the county supervisor
for Berkeley county shall have pre-