The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-15

NOW THEREFORE,, In pursuance
Of the statute In such cases made
and provided, and the Court being
of the opinion that said additional
voting precinct should be established,
doth order and direct that the cleo
tion precinct number 2 IN Stafford
District (being the Wharncliffe Pre-
cinct), be and is hereby divided into
two voting precincts. Additional vot-
ing precinct to embrace the following
territory:
Beginning at the mouth Of Four
Pole Creek on Tug River at the Nc
Dowell County line and running
thence with said line up Four Pole
Creek to the top of the mountain
between Four Pole and Gilbert
Creeks; thence with the top of said
ridge to the intersection of said ridge
with the ridge between Ben and
Four Pole Creeks; thence with the
top Of said last mentioned ridge and
top of the ridge between Ben Creek
and Turkey Creek to the top of the
ridge at the head Of tht Harrison
Mullins Branch; hence with the top
of the ridge between the Harrison
Mullins Branch to Tug River. thence
with Tug River to thebeginning
Which precinct shall be known as
Precinct Number 3 ., Stafford Dis
trict, and the place of voting
in said precinct shall be and hereby
is established at the school house at
the mouth of Star Branch on Turkey
Creek.
Given under my hand this, the
18th day of July, 1912.
JAMES DAMRON,
Clerk Mingo County Court.
VOTING PRECINCTS CHANGED.
Notice Is hereby given that at reg
ular session of the County Court Of
Mingo County, West Virginia, held
on Friday, the 10Th day of July,
1912, the following changes were
made in the voting precincts in the
District Of Williamson, Mingo Coun-
ty, West virginia, to-wit:
1t appearing to the Court that a
necessity exists for the changing OF
voting precincts Numbers / and q,
known as the Court .touse and East
Williamson precincts respectively, in
the District of Williamson, Mingo
County, West Virginia.
NOW THEREFORE,, in pursuance
of the statute in such cases made
and provided and the Court being of
the opinion that the said two voting
precincts aforesaid should be divided
and changtd SO as to make the same
as equally as possible, doth order and
direct that the said two voting pre-
cincts as aforesaid, be divided and
changed SO as to embrace the fol-
lowing territory:
Precinct Number / shall hereafter
be known as West Williamson Pre-
cinct and shall embrace the following
territory:
WEST WILLIAMSON PRECINCT.
Beginning at the foot of Logan
Street and thence running in an
easterly direction with said Logan
Street to point where Logan Street
crosses college HILL" thence along
and with Anderson Street to the back
line of the corporate limits of the
City of Williamson and to the di-
vision line between the Magisterial
District of Williamson and the Mag
isterial District of Lee; thence west
and around the top Of the ridge with
the Williamson District line to the
lower end of the District line to Tug
River, and thence UP Tug River to
the beginning at the foot of Logan
Street.
The voting place in said precinct
is hereby established at the Court
House.
Precinct Number shall hereafter
be known as East Williamson Pre-
cinct and shall embrace the following
territory: i
EAST WILLIAMSON PRECINCT.
Beginning at the foot Of Logan
Street and thence running in an
easterly direction with said Logan
Street to point where Logan
Street crosses college HILL" thence
along and with Aldersan Street to
the back line of the corporate limits
of the City of Williamson and to the
division line between tn Magisterial
District Of Williamson and the Mag
isterial District of Lee, and thence
east and with the williamson District
line to the mouth of Sycamore Creek,
thence down lug River with the
meanders thereof to the foot of Lo-
gan Street to the beginning.
The voting place in said precinct
is hereby established at the store
building owned by D. U. G. Rhodes
on Bird Avenue, East OF Pike Street.
Given under my hand this, the
18th day of July, 1912
JAMES DAMRON,
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