The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-29

a point where the old railroad grade of
the projected railroad from Cades to
Georgetown crosses said swamp; thence
running the centre of said old railroad
grade to point where the centre of
of said old railroad grade intersects
with line running at right angles
with the Atlantic Coast Line railroad,
said line crossing said railroad at
point forty-two thousand three hundred
and forty feet az. $40 ft.) from the
Court House building of Williamsburg
county located at Kingstree, S. c.;
continuing from said intersection of
said old railroad grade and said line a
straight line at right angle to said rail-
road, crossing the same forty-two thous-
and three hundred and forty feet a.
$40 ft) from said Court House building,
and continuing thence to its intersec-
tion with straight line connecting the
corner stake, X N, nine thousand six
/ hundred and ten feet (9, 610 #. J, located
N II degrees, 33 minutes W, from the
intersection of the A. C. l.. R. R. with
the southern boundary of the town of
Cades, and point on the public high
way leading from Spring Bank Road to
Kingstree, S. c., forty-three thousand
feet (43,00O #. from Williamsburg
county court house building; thence a
straight line to its intersection with
said public highway leading to King
stree, S. G. at point forty-three
tt ousand feet (43,OOO from the Court
House building of Williamsburg county
located in the town of Kingstree, 5. g.;
thence straight line to the said inter
section of the said Clarendon and Will
liamsburg county line and Pudding
Swamp, the beginning point.
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 to any court house
building now established, are also set
forth in said petition.
And whereas, the report Of the COM
mission appointed by me to ascertain
the facts provided for 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 filed, stat
ing that the law has been fully COM
piled with, and the number Of square
miles in the proposed new county (com-
monty known as Rutledge county, is
four hundred and four and 94-10O
(404 94-1OO square miles, leaving to
the county of Williamsburg more than
five hundred $500 square miles and to
the county of Clarendon more than five
hundred (50O) 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 18th
day of August, A. D. 1909, upon the
question Of creating the said new coun-
ty and that at such election the quail
fled electors within the proposed area
shall be allowed to vote upon said ques-
ton, those favoring the proposed new
county to vote eyes" and those opposed
to vote NO"
That the commissioners of State and
county elections of the counties OF Will
liamsburg and Clarendon respectively
shall make all necessary arrangements
for holding said election, shall appoint
managers and do all other things neces-
sary for the holding Of said election;
that the county supervisors Of the said
counties respectively shall have pre-
pared 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 at the said election the question
of name and county seat for such
, county shall also be submitted to the
said qualified electors.
That said election shall be held under
the same rules and regulations as are
provided by law for regular county elec-
tons; that the managers shall be
sworn before entering upon the DIS
charge of their duties and shall open
the polls at seven o'clock in the morn
ing and keep the same open until four
o'clock in the afternon, when the polls
.. shall be closed, the votes counted,
return of the number of votes polled
! for and against, signed and Gel titled to
by the managers of election which to-
pether with the ballot box, ballots and
poll list, shall be turned over to the
commissioners of election, as required
by law; that the commissioners of cleo
ton shall then, as now required by law.
! tabulate the vote and make return
thereof to the Governor of the State
and to the Secretary of State, and file
! a copy of same in the Office of the
clerk of court of common pleas for each
of said counties of Williamsburg and
Clarendon.
In testimony whereof, have hereun-
to set my hand and caused the Great
Seal of the State to be affixed at Co.
lumbia this eighth day of July in the
wear of our Lord one thousand, nine
hundred and nine, of the independence
of the United States of America the
one hundred and thirty-fourth.
M F ANSEL,
Governor.
py tba Governor.