The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18

the intersection OF Gum Swamp
and Cud Swamp; thence up the
run of Cud Swamp to the public
road leading from L. D. Hasel-
den's to Sellers to a Stake near
bridge; thence N. 81. Al E 3061
feet along said road to the town
limits of Sellers to a stake: thence
N. 1926 w. 1896. S feet TO
stake x; thence N. S7.43 E. 21OO
feet to a stake x; thence N. 1922
E. 1885 feet to a stake x; thence
S. 56.3 32 E. 11O7 feet to a stake x;
thence N. $3.50 E 118O1 feet to a
stake; thence N. 6O.4O E. S678
feet to an iron stake west side of
the Marion and Latta public road
near David Watson's; thence N.
8S. 80 E. 23O5 feet to an iron stake
on the public highway leading
from Latta towards Marion, S. G.
on the Old Bryant place, the said
roads and points being the ones
heretofore referred to in the ORR
ginal petition setting forth the
boundary line of the proposed new
county; thence S. 1910 E. 694O
feet to stake x; thence S. 6S.27
E. 1920 feet to stake x; thsnce
S. 6O.1O E. 2O545 feet to a stake
x at east side of railroad; thence
N. 81 .37 E. 4242 feet to its inter-
section with Buck Swamp; thence
down the run OF Buck Swamp with
its various courses and. distances
to its junction with Little Pee Dee
River; thence a straight line N.
48. 40 E. 1890 feet to stake X
Ill NJ, thence a straight line ).
44.48 E. 1924 feet to a cypress
tree K 5 N. at the juncture of Ash
Pole Swamp and Lumber River;
thence Lumber River the line to
the North and South Carolina
State line; thence the North and
South Carolina State line;
the line to the point
where it intersects the line be-
tween Marion and Marlboro
Counties; thence the line between
Mrrion and Marlboro Counties to
the median line of the Great Pee
Dee River; thence down the me-
dian line Of said river to the be-
ginning corner
WHEREAS, the boundaries of
the proposed new county, the num-
Der of inhabitants, the taxable
property, as shown by the last tax
return, and that the proposed lines
do not run nearer than eight miles
to any court house building now
established, are also set forth in
said petition,
AND WHEREAS, from the re-
port submitted to me by said COM
mission as provided for in the Act
of 1905, 1 am satisfied that the re-
quirements of the constitution as
to area, distance, wealth, popula-
ton ct cetera have been complied
with and that the number of square
miles in the proposed new county
called in the original petition Cal
houn County is four hundred and
four plus square miles. leaving to
the County of Marion more that
five hundred square miles,
NOW THEREFORE, L, M. F.
Ansel, as Governor of the State of
South Carolina. 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 with
in the proposed new county on the
fourteenth day OF December A. D.
1909 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 question,
those favoring the proposed new
county to vote Yes" and those
opposed to vote No "
That the Commissioners OF
State and County Elections of the
County of Marion shall make all
necessary arrangements for hold.
ing said election; shall appoint
managers and do all other things
necessary for the holding of said
election; that the County Super
visor of said COUNT shall have
prepared printed tickets and fur
nish same to the Commissioners of
Election to be sent out to the Man
ayers of Election for the use of the
voters.
That at the said election the
question of name and county
seat for such county shall be sub
mitted to the said qualified electors.