The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-11-10
r,nUCLAMATIOv.
THE STATE OFSOUTH CAROLINA

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than one-third IF the qualified electors
of that portion Of Villa msbnrg 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 ID 1910, which pro-
posed cut off ell braces the following
lines, tt wit
Beginning on L"nch's River at the
point IN the Williamsburg a,.d Flor
ebce County line known as the Cat
Hole and running thence West in a
straight line to the mouth of Singletary
Swamp in Lynch Lake: thence up the
channel OF Singletary Swamp to the
mouth Of Long Bran,'h; thence up Salh
Long Branch t. pint in line with the
Suutheasteru ana Southwestern cor
ners of Lake City Township; thence in
straight line to the Southeastern cor
ner of said Lake City Township; thence
along the Southern boundary line OF
Lake City Township to the Southwest
ern corner of said Lake City township;
thence in straight line to the bend in
the Centennial Road, next South
west Of the residence Of Alexander
Floyd; thence along said ''Centrnnial
Road" t. the Williamsburg and Flor
ence County line, the said area being
bounded IN all other sides by the said
County of Florence"
AND WHEREAS, the boundaries OF
that portion of Williamsburg County
sought to be cut off and annexed to
Florence County are fully set out in said
petition, as well as the other facts nee
essary 10 be stated under the laws OF
this STATE.
AND WHEREAS, the report of the
commissit nerS appointed by me to as
certain the facts as provided for by law
as 70 whether the provisions Of the con-
stitution and laws OF this State as 10
population, area. wealth, distance from
the court house in Williamsburg Coun-
ty. etc. have been complied with was
filed in my office OH the first day Of Oc-
tober, A D 1910, which report states
that the law has been complied with.
leaving not less than five hundred
square miles in Williamsburg County
aud uot less than two million dollars OF
taxable property and that the popula-
ton OF the said County OF Williamsburg
VIII not be reduced to less tEan fifteen
thousand inhabitants and that the pro-
posed line doe: not run near"r than
eight miles to the c0urL-Eod.e OF said
Williamsburg County,
Now, THEREFORE. |, VI + Ansel. as
Governor oil the State of South Carol
ma by virtue OF the power conferred
upon me- hv the constitution and law,
O! this State, DO hereby order:
First: That an election be held IN
The territory embraced within ihe pro-
posdlines aforesaid on the 22nd day
of November, A D 1910. upon the Ques-
ton OF annexing said territory to the
County OF Florence and that at SAID
election the qualified electors within
the proposed area shall be allowed 20
vote upon said question, those favoring
the proposed ANNEXATION to r"tr ~ es
and those opposing it tn vote No.
Second: That the Commissioners OF
Election for State aud County Offices
for Williamsburg County shall make all
necessary arrangements for holding
said election; shall appoint managers
and d" all other things necessary for
the h. ling OF said election; that the
County Supervisor OF Williamsburg
County shall have prepared printe
tickets and furnish same to the Com
miSsioners of Election TO be sent out to
the managers Of election tor the use OF
the voters.
Third: That said election shall be
held under the same rules and regula-
tions as are provided by law for regu-
lar county elections; that the managers
shall be sworn before entering upon the
discharge OF their duties; that they shall
open the polls at seven o'clock III the
morning and keep same open until four
o'clock in the afternoon, when the polls
shall he closed, the votes counted, re-
turn OF the number Of votes polled for
and against said annexation signed and
certified to by The managers of elec-
tion, which, together with the ballot
boxes, ballots aad poll lists, shall be
turned over to the said Commissioners
OF 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, 10 the SecretaIy
Of State and file a 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 hum
dred and thirty-ifth. MF ANsEL,
Governor.
By the Governor:
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