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


of Mingo County, West Virginia, held
on Monday, the 18th day of March,
1911, the followino changes were
made in the voting precincts in said
County and new precincts establish
ed, to-wit:
1t appearing to the Court that at
the last general election held in Min
go County on the Sth day of Noyem-
Der, 1910, there was cast at several
voting precincts more than $50 votes,
and it further appearing to the court
that Section of Chapter 3 of the
Code of West Virglnia, provides that
where there are more than 250 votes
cast at an election precinct, it shall
be the duty of the county Court al
it's regular. meeting to divide said
precinct as equally as may be posi-
BILE, and it further appearing to the
court that the present session has
been continued from time to time for
the above mentioned purpose, and it
further appearing to the Court that
under and by virtue of Section Of
Chapter of the Code, the Court, is
authorized, when the public conve-
nience demands it, to create, alter
or modify any election precinct;
NOW TIIEREr ORE, in pursuance
of the statute, and the Court being of
the opinion that the public interests
demand it, the following precincts in
the several Magisterial Districts of
Mingo County are hereby changed
and divided and consolidated SO as
to constitute and embrace the follow
ing territory.
HARVEY DISTRICT.
Precincts Numbers l and 2, known
as Breading and Dingess Precincts.
respectively, are hereby consolidated
SO that all the voters in said dis
trict voting at each Of the above men
toned precincts, shall hereafter vote
at one precinct to be known as Har-
vey Precinct, and the voting place is
hereby established at what is known
as the Bailey School House.
1t is further ordered and directed
by the court that Precinct Number L,
known as Breading Precinct, and
Precinct Number 2, known as Dingess
Precinct, be discontinued and abolish
ed, and Precinct Number ! known as
Harvey Precinct, created in lied
thereof
WlARFIELD DISTRICT.
Precinct Number i, known as War
field Precinct, shall remain as here
tofore established
TILARDEE DISTRICT.
Precinct Numbers / and 2, known
as Naugatuck and Dempsey School
House Precincts, respectively, shall
remain as heretofore established.
LEE DISTRICT.
Precinct Number /, known as
Rockhouse Precinct shall remain as
heretofore established by the Court
Precinct Number 2, known as Mer-
rimac Precinct, is hereby divided into
two precincts, viz, Precinct Number 2
to be known Us Burnwell Precinct.
shall embrace the following terrific
ny.
EURNWEI.L FREClMCT
Beginning at the mouth of Sprouse
Creek at the Magnolia District line,
thence with said Magnolia District
line to the top of the ridge between
Sprouse Creek and Lick Greek, and
thence with the Lick Ridge in a
westerly direction to the top of the
ridge between the said Lick Creek
and Richard Williamson Branch,
thence down the ridge on the lower
side of the said Richard Williamson
Branch to Tug River, so as to in
clude the house of the said Richard
Williamson, thence up Tug River
with the meanders thereof to the
beginning.
And the voting place in said pre-
cinct is hereby established at the
store house of the Burnwell Coal &
Coke Company
The remaining territory of the
Merrimac Precinct as the same ex-
listed prior to the division hereof,
shall constitute Precinct Number 3,
to be known as Sycamore Precinct,
and shall embrace the following ter
ritory:
SYCAMORE PRECINCT.
3egisning at the mouth of Syca-
more Creek at the Williamson Dis
trict line and thence running with
said District line up Sycamore Creek
to the top of the ridge between Syc-
amore Creek and Buffalo Creek. and
thence on out said ridge in an east
erly direction to the head of Syca-
more Creek to the dividing ridge be-
tween said Sycamore Creek and Pig
con Creek, and thence with said ridge
in .southeasterly direction to the
Lick Creek ridge on to the ridge at
the head of Lick Creek, and thence
around the ridge at the head 81
Lick Creek to the top of the ridge
between said Lick Creek and the
Rlcharo Williamson Branch, thence
leaving said Lick Creek ridge down
fork ridge on the lower side of the
Richard Williamson Branch to TUG
River, so as to exclude the house
n Richard Williamson, thence down
Tug River to the mouth of Sycamore
Creek to the beginning.
And the voting place in said pre-
cinct is hereby established al the
store house of the Sycamore Goa
Company on Sycamore Creek.
It is further ordered by the Court
that the voting place at Merrimac be
discontinued, and all the qualified
voters within said Merrimac Precinct