Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-10-26
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The State OF South Carolina,
Executive Department.

The State OF South Carolina,
Executive Department.
Whereas, a petition signed by more
than one-third OF the qualified elec-
tors Of that portion or Oconee county
proposed to be cut off and annexed
to Anderson county, in this state,
was filed in my office OH the ninth
day of November. 1909, which pro -
posed cut off embraces the following
lines, to wit:N @ s$SgS lt
Beginning on the Northern boun-
; dary line of Anderson county where,
Oconee and Pickens counties corner
and following the public road, the
dividing line between Pickens and
Oconee counties to Ravenels Bridge
over Seneca River; thence down said i
river to the point where the North
ern boundary line of Anderson coun-s
ty crosses said river; thence along
said Northern boundary line OF An
derson county to the beginning
point" a.
And whereas, the boundaries Of
the portion Of Oconee county sought
to be cut off and annexed to Ander- =
son county are therein fully set> out,
and the other facts necessaryttNbe
stated under the law being tferain
also stated;
And whereas, the report Of the
Commissioners appointed by me to
ascertain the facts as provided for by 4
law as to whether the provisions Of
the Constitution and laws OF the
State as to population, area. wealth,
distance from the Court House in
Oconee county, ct cetera, have been
complied with, was filed in my Office
on the second day OF July, 191O,s
which report states that the law has
Deen complied with, leaving not Less
than five hundred square miles r.
Oconee county and not less tsan. Nssf5 Ia
million dollars of taxable ,5To sE
and that the population Of Said SSSSs5g
ty of Oconee will not befreduced Vs2<
less than fifteen thousand inhal rs
tants, and that the proposed line do sd
not run nearer than eight miles 4
the Court House Of Oconee countN }
And whereas, an election was d 4
dered by me to take place on II NJ
fifteenth Of September, 1910, b} IS
which was not held ~
Now, therefore, l, M. r. Ansel, d
Governor Of the State Of South CaroxS
lima, by virtue of the power conferreysl
upon me by the Constitution and VI
Of this State, do hereby order: Z - ~E
First: That an election be ht. y. M
the territory embraced within the e
proposed lines aforesaid on the 22d
day OF November, A. d. 1910, upon
tory to the county Of Anderson, and
that at said election the qualified
electors within the proposed area
shall be allowed to vote upon said
question, those favoring the proposed
annexation to vote Eyes" and those
opposing to vote "No."
Second: That the CommiHioners
OF Election for State and Co,nty Of
fees of Oconee County shall fake all
necessary arrangements for{holding
said election, shall appoint managers
and do all other things necessary for
the holding of said election; that
the County Supervisor for Oconee
County shall have prepared printed
tickets and furnish same to the Com
missioners of Election to, be sent out
to the managers of election for the
use Of the voters.
Third: That said election shall be
held under the same rules and regu-
lations as are provided by law for
regular county elections; that the
managers shall be sworn before en-
tering upon the discharge Of their
duties, and open the POLLS at seven
o'clock in the morning and>keep same
open until four o'clock in the after
noon, when the polls shall be closeSsf-
the votes counted, return Of the
number Of votes polled for and
against, signed and certified to by
the managers Of election, which, to-
gether with the ballot box, ballots
and poll lists, shall be turned over
to tho Commissioners of Election as
required by law; that the Commits
sioners Of Election shall then, as now
required by law, tabulate the vote
and make return thereof to the Gov
ernor OF the State and to the Secre-
tary Of State and file copy of same
with the Clerk Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas for Oconee County.
In testimony whereof have here
unto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal Of State to be
(SEAL.) be affixed at Columbia,
South Carolina, this 9Th
day Of October, A. d. 1910, and the
independence OF the United States Of
America the one hundred and thirty
NTH. Nj. Il. ANSEL,
Governor.
BY the Governor:
r. NJ. McCOWN,
Secretary Of State.
The following have been appoint
ed managers to conduct said Special