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

House.
| Precinct Number 8, known a
Matewan Precinct and Precinct Mum
Der 6. known as Red Jacket Precinct
are herebv divided and consolidate,
SO as to create three voting pre-
cincts out of the two voting precincts
as the same existed prior to tn,
making of this. order, that is to say
out of the following territory which
was embraced in the Matewan Pre-
cinct prior to the division hereof
there is created a 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 Greek to the top Of
the point between Mate Creek ant
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 Thackel
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.
Out of the territory embracing
Precinct Number s, known as Red
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 Greek and Beech Creek, and
with maid ridge SO as to 'ude all
the watershed of Mate Creek to the
head of Pigeon Greek, thence with
the dividing ridge between Pigeon
Creek and Mate Creek down said
creeks to the low gap in the ridge
known as the Mary Taylor Gap
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
House.
All the remaining territory en-
braced in Red Jacket Precinct Num-
Der 6, as the same existed prior to
the division hereof, and all the re-
naming territory Of precinct Num-
Der 3, knokn as Matewan Precinct,
as the same existed prior to the d.
vision hereof, shall constitute one
voting precinct to be known as Low
er Red Jacket Precinct Number g.
and which since the division hereof
embraces the following territory:
LOWER RED JACKET PRECINCT.
Beginning at the mouth of Mate
Creek on the upper side thereof,
and 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 Greek, thence on out said ridge
to the ridge between Mate Greek and
ridge on the lower side of Mitchell's
Branch, thence leaving the ridge
between Mate Creek and Thacker
Creek, and with the ridge on the
lower side of Mitchell's Branch in
a northwesterly direction to Main
Mate Creek, thence down Mate Creek
to the mouth of the Low Gap
Branch of said Greek, and up said
creek to the fork thereof, and up
the left hand fork to the Low Gap
in the ridge between Mate Creek
and Pigeon Creek, thence with the
dividing ridge between Pigeon Creek
and the waters of Tug River down
the ridge to the Lee District line,
and thence leaving said dividing
ridge and with the Lee District line
to the mouth of Sprouse Greek
thence up Tug River with the mean
ders thereof to the place of begin
ming.
And the voting place is hereby
established at the Red Jacket School
House.
1t is further ordered by the Court
that the voting place in Precinct
Number 3, 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 as
herein changed, shall hereafter vote
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