The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-01
House

House.
Precinct Number 8, known as
Matewan Precinct and Precinct Num-
Der s, known as Red Jacket Precinct,
are herebw 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 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 new voting pre-
cinct to be known as Magnolia Pre-
cinct Number 3, and which shall en-
brace the following territory:
MAGNOLIA PRECINCT.
Beginning at the mouth of Mate
Greek at the upper side thereof,
thence up the point on the upper
side of Mate Creek to the top of
the point between Mate Creek 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 1hacker 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.
Out of the territory embracing
Precinct Number 6. 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
Tells 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 inc ude 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
known as the Mary Taylor Gap,
thence down the Low Gap Branch of
Mate Creek 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 6,
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 easter1v
direction UP the point at the upper
side of Mate Creek to the top of the
ridge between Mate Creek and Sui
to the ridge between Mate Creek and.
Thacker Creek and with same to the
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 sMitchells Branch in
a northwesterly direction to Main
Mate Creek, thence down Mate Greek
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
and Pigeon Greek, 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 Creek,
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