The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-08-24
Proclamation.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS. a petition signed By more
than one-third of the qualified electors
of that portion of Williamsburg county
proposed to ba cut off and annexed to
Florence county in this State therein
set out was filed in this Office on the
dav Of. A D l9l-. which proposed
cut off embraces the following lines. to
wit:
Beginning on Lynch's river at the
point of the Williamsburg and Florence
county line known as the Cat Hole and
running thence west in straight line
to the mouth of Singletary swamp in
Lynch's lake. thence southeast down
the channe. of Lynch's lake to the Will
liamsburg and Florence county line on
Lynch's river at the mouth of Lynch'S
lake. thence up Lynch's river to the be-
ginning point. the line from the mouth
of Lynch lake on Lynch's river up said
river to the said starting point being the
present line between the said area and
Florence county.
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 we'll as the other facts nee
essarv to be stated under the laws of
this State.
AND WHEREAS. the report of the
Commissioners appointed to ascertain
the facts as provided for by law as to
whether the provisions of the constitu-
tion and laws of this State as to popula-
ton. area, wealth. distance from the
courthouse in Williamsburg county, etc.
have been complied with, was filed in
this office on the 10th day of April, A d
1911. which report states that the law
has been complied with, leaving not less
than five hundred square miles in Will
liamsburg county and not less than fif-
teen thousand inhabitants and that the
proposed line does not run nearer than
eight miles to the courthouse of said
Williamsburg county.
Now, THEREFORE. |, Cole l. Blease,
Governor of the State of South Carroll
a,hy virtue> OF the power conferred
upon me DO 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 18th day of Sep
tember, A D 1911, upon the question OF
annexing said territory to the county OF
Florence 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 Yes, and those
opposing it to vote NO;
Second: That the Commissioners of
Election for State and county offices of
Williams burg county shall make all nee.
essary arrangements TO: holding said
election, shall appoint managers and do
all other things necessary for the hold
ing of said election, that the County Su-
pervisor of Williamsburg county shall
have prepared printed tickets and fur
nish same to the Commissioners OF Elec..
ton 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 regula-
tions as are provided by law for regu-
lar county elections; that managers
shall be sworn before entering upon the
discharge of their duties; that they
shall open the polls at seven O'Clock in
the morning and keep same open until
polls shall be closed. the votes counted.
a return of the number Of votes pol!ed
for and against said annexation. signed
and certified to by the managers OF
election, which together with the ballot
boxes, ballots and poll lists. shall be
turned over to the to the said Commls-
sioners of Election as required by law;
that the Commissioners of Election
shall then, as now required by law. tab.
ulate the vote and make return thereof
to the Governor Of the State, to the
Secretary of State and file a copy OF
same with the Clerk of Court OF COM
mon Pleas for Williamsburg county.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of State at Columbia, South
Carolina, this 5th day of August, A: D.,
1911, and the Independence of the Unit,
ed States of America the One Hundred
and Thirty-sixth. COLE. L. BLEAsE,
Governor.
By the Governor:
R. NJ. MCCoWN,