The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-11-17
PROCLAMATION.
THE STATE OFSOUTH CAROLINA

THE STATE OFSOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, a petition signed by more
than one-third Of the qualified electors
Of that portion Of Villa msburg County
proposed to be cut off and annexed to
Florence county in this State therein
set out was filed in my office on the
18th day Of MAY, A d 1910. which pro-
posed cut of en- braces the following
lines. tn wit:
''Besinning on L-nch's River at the
point On the Williamsburg a,d Flor
ehce County line known as the Cat
Hole aud running thence West in a
straight line to the mouth of Singletary
Swamp in Lynch Lake: thence up the
channel os Ningletary Swamp to the
mouth Of Long Bran,'h; thence up said
LOHg Branrh toa pint III line with the
Southeastern ana SouthwestrrG cor
ners Of Lake Fitr Town-h'u: Ihenc,. in
a St:agh' liIfe 10 the Sou u'heaSt srn cor
urr Of said Lake City Township thence
along the SosIhern boundary line Of
Like CITY Township to the South" est
ern cnrser III saia Lake City tUwI ship;
thence 81 a straight line o Inc b,''.i ii
tie 'Centenm,l Roui', next Soath
West Of tn- rpsid,nc" Of Alexander
F., i; Ihs sure alfsag said Cent nrial
ROAD" t. the Williamsburg and Flor
enre County line. the said area being
bounded IN all other sides by the said
Cnunty of florence.
AND WHEREAS, the boundaries Of
that porIion of Williamsburg County
sought to be- cut of and annexed 10
Fl renee County are fully set OUT in said
pet tion, as we'll d. the other facts nee
e>sary 10 be Stated under the laws of
this Stat.
AND WHEREAS. thu report Of the
eummisoit ners appointed by me to as
errtain the facts as, provided for by law
IS 10 whether the. provisions Of the con.
stltution and laws OF this State as TO
population, area. wealth. distanre from
the courthouse in Williamsburg Coun-
ty, etc, have bern. cOnapked with was
tiled in my office Oh the first day Of o.
teber, A D 1870 which report states
that the law has been complied with,
leaving not less than Ave hundred
sas,are miles in Williamsburg County
and uot less than Two million dollars Of
taxable property and thar the popula-
tion OF the said County Of Williamsburg
will not be reduced to less than fifteen
thsusand inhabitants, and that the pro-
po.ed line does not. rum nearrr than
eight miles to the count-hoslse OF said
williamsburg Ounty,
Now, THEREFORE,. L NJ B AnSel. as
Governor oil he State Of South Carroll
ma, by virtue OF the power conferred
upon me by the constitution and laws
O! this State, ,lo hereby order:
bMst: That all election be held In
the territory ,mbraced within NE pro-
posed lines aforesaid on the 22nd day
Of November, A D 1910. upon the ques-
tipn Of anneXing laid! ttrrltor} 10 the
County Of F.orenr' and THAT at said
election the qualified electors within
the proposed area shall be allowed 10
vote upon said question, those favoring
the proposed annexation to v"tr "Yes'
and those oppo,ing it t. vote M"
sec nd: That The Comm sSiorers OF
Election tor state aud County Offices
for " Williamsburg County shall make ali
necessary arrangements for holding
said election; snall app int managers
ard d" all other things necessary for
tive h, ling oi said eisction; thar the
County Supervisor OF Williamsburg
County snail hav" prepared printe I
tickets anil furnish saIae 10 thc COM
miS>ioners OF Election 10 Ee sent out 70
tie managers Of election lOr the u.s. OF
tn voters.
Third: That said election shall be
! held under the same rules and reguIa-
! tion$ rs are provided by law for rcgn-
! lar county eleci ions: that the managers
shall he sworn before eplering upon the
discharge OF their dlsic>; that they shall
open the polls at seven O'Clock III the
morning and keep same open until four
| O'Clock IN the aftvrir Un, VIII T. The roll-
shall be- closed. the oIr> count q. :. re-
turn OF the number ut woes pol cd !or
and against said annexation sshe,l all
certified to b, The managers OF el"r-
tion, which, together with the balloi
boxe-, ballots and poll llsiS. shall b.
turned over to the said Commissioners
oil Election, as required by law; that
tn. Commissioners OF Election shall
then, as now required by law, tabulate
the vote and make return thereof to the
Governor OF the State, O the Secretary
Of State and tile copy Of same with
the Clerk of Court Of Common Pleas for
| Williamsburg County.
INTEsTIMoNY WHEREOF, have here
unto set my hand and affixed the Great
Seal of State at Columbia, South Caro-
lima, this the 18th day of October, A D
1910 and the Independence Of the
United States of America the one hun
dred and thirty fifth. M F ANsEL,
Governor.