Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-10-19
Pr 70 CL a VI 4 ITO y.
The state of South Carolina,
Executive Department..

i'\'NutiNS pSiIiiitliiSHt.
Whereas, a petition signed by more
than one-third Of the qualified clcc-
tors Of that portion OF Oconce county
proposed to be cut Off and annexed
to Anderson county, in this State,
was filed in my office on the ninth
day Of November 1909, which pro-
posed cut Oft embraces the following
lines. 10 wit:
beginning on the Northern bouu-
dary line OF Anderson county where
Oconcc and PickenS counties corner
and following the public road, the
dividing line between Pickens and
Oconee counties to Ravcnel's Bridge
over Seneca River; thence down said
river to the point where the North
ern boundary line Of Anderson coun-
ty crosses said river; thence along
said Northern boundary line OF Ana
derSon county TO the bcginningS
point"
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 necessary TO be
stated under the law being therein
also stated;
And whereas. the report Of the
commissioners appointed by me to
ascertain the facts as provided for by
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
Oconce county, ct cetera, have been
complied with, was filed in my office
on the second day Of July, 1910,
which report states that the law has
been complied With, leaving not less
than five hundred square miles in
Oconee county and not less than two
million dollars Of taxable property,
and that the population OF said coun-
ty Of Oconee will not be reduced to
less than fifteen thousand inhabi-
tants, and that the proposed line does
not run nearer than eight miles to
the Court House Of Oconee county;
And whereas, an election was or
dered by me to take place on the
fifteenth OF September, 1910. but
which was not held.
Now. therefore, |. VI. +. AnSel as
Governor Of the State Of South Caro-
lima, by virtue Of the power conferred
upon me by the Constitution and laws
OF this State, do hereby order:
First: That an election be held in
the territory embraced within the
proposed lines aforesaid on the 22d
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the question Of anneXing said terri
tory to the county of Anderson. and
that at said election the qualified
electors within the proposed area
snail be allowed TO vote upon said
question, those favoring the proposed
annexation to vote Yes" and those
opposing to vote "No."
Second: That the Commiss toner's
Of Election for state and County Of
fees OF Oconcc County shall make 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.
Ihird: 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-
lerlng upon the discharge OF their
duties. and open the polls az seven
O'Clock in the morning and keep same
open until four O'Clock in the after
noon, when the polls shall be closed.
the votes counted, return Of the
number OF votes pollcd for and
against, signed and certified 10 by
the managers OF election, which, to-
Solher with the ballot box. ballots
and poll lists, shall be turned over
to the Commissioners OF Election as
required by law; that the Commits
siohcrs OF Election shall then, as now
required by law, tabulatc the vote
ana make return thereof to the Gov
ernor OF the State and TO the Sccrc-
tary OF State and file a 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
tSEAL) be affixed at Columbia.
South Carolina. this 9th
day OF October, \. p. 1910, and the
Independence o. the United States OF
America the one hundred and thirty
fifth. NJ +. ANSEI,
Governor.
BY the Governor:
r. NJ. McCOWN,