The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-07-09
PROCLAMATION.
State of South Carolina,
Executive Department.

Whereas, petitions have heretofore
been filed with me and signed hy
more than one-third of the qualified
electors Of those portions of Spartan
Durg and Laurens Counties proposed
to be cut off to form the new county,
ana embraced in the following lines,
to wit:
Beginning at point where Fair
Forest Creek intersects the Union and
Spartanburg county line; thence the
run of said Creek the line in a north
westerly direction to point where
public road crosses Fair Forest
Creek at Fosters Mill; thence the
road to Glenn Springs the line to the
incorporate limits of the town of
Glenn Springs; thence the said in
corporate limits in southeasterly
direction to it's intersection with the
Glenn Springs railroad; thence said
railroad the line to its intersection
with the public cross roads near Phila-
delphia church; thence the public
road in southerly direction to the
Burnt Factory road; thence straight
line In northerly direction to point
where branch crosses the public
road near the "old B. Hammet place..
thence a straight line in northerly
direction to the fork of the roads near
j N. Coffin's house on the Glenn
Springs public road; thence said
Glenn Springs public road the line to
point eight miles from the court
house building of Spartanburg Coun-
ty; thence the arc of q circle, with
the same number of miles as it's ra-
dius and the said building as its CEN
ter, the line in westerly direction
to its intersection with a road leading
from Lanford's bridge towards Fair
mont Mill; thence the said road to its
intersection with a road about one
half mile south of Fairmont School;
thence a straight line to point on
public road one-halfi mile south
west Of bridge at Fairmont Mills;
thence due north straight line to
Middle Tiger River; thence up Mid
die Tiger River to its intersection with
the National Highway near Tiger
River Mills; thence said National
Highway in westerly direction to
its intersection with a road near the
house of III. l. Cannon and j. A. Had
den; thence a straight line (s-57-
River; thence up South Tiger River
rious courses and distances, to a
branch of said Creek which heads at
or near Victor Mills; thence said
branch to it's intersection with a road
west Of Maple Swamp School House;
thence said road to its intersection
with road at the Green
Vile county line; these the said
county line in southerly direction
to Enoree River; thence the said En-
oree River, with its various courses
and distances to the Greenville-Lau-
rens County line; thence the said
Greenville-Laurens county line to a
stake X. 3. N. 13200 feet east of the
c. &W. G.. Railroad; thence line
parallel to the G. & w. c. Railroad in
a southerly direction for a distance
OF 1 1a miles; thence a straight line Is
20R W) to point one-half mile from
the G. e. w. G. Railroad; thence line
parallel to the said G. & w. G. Rail
road In southerly direction to it's in
tersection with the incorporate limits
of the town Of Gray Court; thence
the said incorporate limits the line In
a southeasterly direction to O point
one-half mile from the G. & w. c..
railroad; thence line parallel to the
G. e w. C.. Railroad in a southerly
direction to a point eight miles from
the court house building of Laurens
County, thence the arc of circle,
with said number Of miles as its ra-
dius and with said building as its CEN
ter, the line in a southeasterly direc-
ton to it's intersection with the town
ship line between Scuffietown and
Jacks townships, in Laurens County;
thence the said township line the line
to It's intersection with the Laurens
and Union county line; thence the
said county line the line to a point
where the SDartanburg and Union
thence the said Spartanburg-Union
county line to the beginning point.
And whereas, the boundaries of the
proposed new county, the number of
inhabitants, the taxable property, as
shown by the last tax returns, and
that the proposed lines do not run
nearer than eight miles to any court
house building now established, are
as set forth in said petition.
And whereas. the report Of the Com
mission appointed by me TO ascertain
the facts. as provided for in the Act
Of 1905, now known as sections 636,
637, 638, and $50 OF the Code of Laws
Of South Carolina, Volume I, as to
whether the requirements Of the Con-
stitution as to area, distance, wealth,
population, ct cetra, have been COM
piled with, has been filed, stating that
the law has been fully complied with,
and the number Of square miles in
the proposed new county is four hun
dred and seven square miles, leaving
to the County Of Spartanburg more
than five hundred square miles and
to the County OF Laurens more than
five hundred square miles.