The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-01-20
A B IL L
To Establish Dilloa County:

A BILL i
To Establish Dillon County: a
WHEREAS at an election ordered O
nd held in accordance with the c
hws of this State the qualified vo- a
lrs residing in a certain portion O
| Marion county did decide by the Ii
a Acessary legal vote in favor of Il
IL --,ation of a new county; and, Il
whereas AR the conditions re- O
qu1red by the cons-+ion and laws G
of this State regulat4. the for. . .
nation of new counties ,re and . .
have been complied with, r
Be it enacted by the Genes As- "
sembly of the State cf South y. - =
.o1ina:
SECTION /. That a new county
as judicial and election district is
hereby formed and established
pursuant to the constitution and
laws of this State, the same to have
the following boundaries:
Beginning at the mouth of Mill
Greek where it empties into Big
Pee Dee River and in middle of
said river at said point; thence up
the run of said creek to the bridge
on the river road to a stake XIII
N. thence N. rs deg. Sc min. E.
1895 feet to stake XIII N. at the
intersection of Gum Swamy and
Cud Swamp; thence up the run of
Cud Swamp to the public road lead
ing from L. D. Haselden's to Sell
lers, to stake near bridge; thence
N. 81 deg. AZ min. E. 3O61 feet
along said road to the town limits
of Sellers to stake; thence N. 10
deg. 26 min. w. 1896 feet to a
stake x; thence N. 81 deg. 43 min.
E. 2100 feet to stake x; thence
N. So deg. 22 min. E. 1885 feet to
a stake x; thence S. Sc deg. 80
min. E. 11O7 feet to a stake x;
thence N. 80 deg. 80 min. E. IL
Sol feet to stake; thence n. 90
deg. 40 min. E. 5678 feet to an
iron stake west side of the Marion
and Latta public road near David
Watson's; thence NJ 88 deg. 80
min. E. 23O5 feet to an iron stake
on the public highway leading from
Latta towards Marion, S. c., on
the old Bryant place, the said roads
being the ones heretofore referred
to in the original petition setting
forth the boundary line of the pro-
posed new county; thence S. 80
deg. 10 min. E. 694O feet to stake
x; thence S. 68 deg. 27 min. E.
1920 feet to a stake x: thence S.
so deg. 10 min. E. 2O545 to stake
x at east side of railroad; thence
N. 81 deg. 81 min. E. 4242 feet to
its intersection 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 deg. E. 1890
Z feet to stake XIII N; thence
straight line S. ~ deg. 48 min. E.
1924 feet to cypress tree X3N.
at the juncture of Ash Pole Swamp
and Lumber River; thence Lum-
Der River the line to the North and
1 South Caro- ina State line; theme :
: the North and South Carolina State
line the line to the point where it
intersects the line between Marion
and Marlboro couuties; thence the
Nine between Marion and Marlboro
counties the line to the median line
Z of the Great Pee Dee River; thence
down the median line of said river
to the beginning corner. Thesaid
COT tyis hereby named Dillon, and
~ bounty seat thereof is hereby
"a !6iished in the town of Dillon.
SEC. 2 That the following nam
ed persons, r. P. Stackhouse, r.
r. Hamer, Jr., T. c. Sherwood,
r. L. Ivey, Rembert K. Hays, r.
\ s. Moore, j. H. Manning, H. A.
= Bethea, J.. Rich Hays, T. A. Dill
Ton and J. Fl. David, are hereby
inade commissioners of the said
Bounty of Dillon, and they are ves-
= ted with the power and authority
to :fill any vacancy that may occur
w reason of death, resignation or
therwise of either Of them by the
fcti6n Of some suitable person to
. said Vacancy. and they. and