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


Der 6, known as Red Jacket Precinct,
are herebv divided and consolidated
so as to- create three voting pre-
cincts out of the two voting precincts
as the same existed prior to the
making of tits order, that is, to say,
out of the following territory which
was embraced in the Matewan Pre-
einct prior to the division hereof,
there is created new voting pre-
cinct to be known as Magnolia Pre-
cinct Number 8, and which shall en-
brace the following territory:
MAGNOLIA PRECINCT.
| Beginning at the mouth of Mate
Creek at the upper side thereof,
thence up the point on the upper
side of Mate Creek to the top OF
the point between Mate Greek and.
Sulphur Creek, thence with the ridge
between Mate Creek and Sulphur
| Creek so as to include all the water
shed of Sulphur Creek to the ridge
| on the lower side Of Thacker Creek,
and thence with the ridge between
the waters of Thacker Creek and
Tug River to the mouth of Thacker
Creek on the lower side thereof,
and thence down Tug River with the
meanderings thereof to the begin
ming
And the voting place is hereby en-
tablished at what is known as the
Sam Simpkins School House.
| - noit ~
Precinct number ., known as Red
4 Jacket, there is created new voting
precinct, which shah be known as
Upper Red Jacket Precinct Number
Z, and shall embrace the following
territory:
UPPER RED JACKET PRECINCT.
Beginning at the moueh of Low
Gap Branch of Mate Creek, thence
in an easterly direction to the top
of the point between Mitchell's
Branch and the Mud Lick Fork,
thence with said point to the top of
the ridge on the lower side Of Mitch
ellis Branch, and with said ridge to
the ridge between Mate Creek and
Thacker Creek, thence with said
ridge to the dividing ridge between
/ Mate Creek and Beech Creek, and
with maid ridge so as to Include all
the watershed of Mate Creek to the
head of Pigeon Creek, thence with
the dividing ridge between Pigeon
| Creek and Mate Creek down said
creeks to the low gap in the ridge
i known as the Mary Taylor Gap,
i thence down the Low Gap Branch Of
Mate Greek to the mouth thereof,
to the beginning.
And the voting place in said new
precinct is hereby established at
what is known as the Chain School
i House.
All the remaining territory en-
braced in Red Jacket Precinct Num-
Der 6, as the same existed prior to
the division hereoI. and all the re-
naming territory of precinct Num-
1 Der 3, knJkn as Matewan Precinct,
as the same existed prior to the di-
vision hereof, shall constitute one
voting precinct to be known as Low
er Red Jacket Precinct Number 6,
i VI.
embraces the following territory:
LOWER RED JACKET PRECINCT
Beginning at the mouth of Mate
i Creek on the upper side thereof,
land thence running In an easterly
direction up the point at the upper
side of Mate Creek to the top of the
ridge between Mate Creek and Sui
phur Creek, thence on out said ridge
4 to the ridge between Mate Creek and
EThacker Creek and with same to the
ridge on the lower side of Mitchell's
Branch, thence leaving the ridge
| between Mate Creek and Thacker
Greek, and with the ridge on the
Hover side of Mitchells Branch in
la northwesterly direction to Main
Mate Greek, thence down Mate Greek
to the mouth Of the Low Gar
Branch of said Creek, and up said
Lcreek to the fork thereof, and VI
the left hand fork to the Low Gar
in the ridge between Mate Creek
and Pigeon Creek, thence with the
dividing ridge between Pigeon Greek
and the waters of Tug River down
1.-THE ridge to the Lee District line
and thence leaving said dividing
ridge and with the Lee District line
to the mouth of Sprouse Creek
thence up Tug River with the mean,
ders thereof to the place OF begin
ming.
| And the voting place is hereby
lesta blshed at the Red Jacket Schoo
House.
1t is further ordered by the Court
that the voting place in Precinct
Number 8, known as Matewan Pre-
cinct, which existed prior to the
making of this order is hereby dis
continued and all the qualified voters
within the respective precincts al
herein changed, shall hereafter vote
at the place hereby established, anc
in which they respectively reside.
Precinct Number 4, known as the
Devon Precinct, in said district shall
remain as heretofore established.
i STAFFORD DISTRICT.
Precincts Numbers ] 2 and 3
known as Gilbert, Wharncliffe, and
IGlen Alum Precincts, respectively
shall remain as heretofore establish
! ed.
1t is further ordered and directed
by the Court that notice OF the
several changes of the voting pre-
t.1.z;x ,.oodo 1holI he oiuar