The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-12-08
PROCLAMATION
State of South Carolina-Executive
Department.

lions nave DeeH lleu Will
nor of this State and signed by more
than one-third of the qualified cleo
tors of certain portions of AbDeVltle'
Greenwood, and Edgefeld Countess
proposed to be cut Off to form a new
county styled and called McDune
County and embraced within the lol-
lowing lines, to-wlt: .ho
2. Beginning at a point on the
South Carolina-G Georgia line IN tne
Savannah River, opposite the NOUN
of Golfer Creek, thence a straight
line, N. As degrees E. 26, ne 1eet
to the fork of roads at Rlley'S; tnence
the public road, in an easterly diree-
ton to Island Ford Bridge over al6t,e
River; thence, continuing $3.50
feet to the fork of the road; thence
turning to the east, following the
rioht hand road to the south fork OF
Little River, known as WHITES
Greek; thence, a straight n >; co
degrees, 80 minutes E. 23,9OO feet
tn q point in the road near ClatWor-
thv's O roads; thence, a straight
line n IS degrees, Is minutes, Z. 10
700 to a point on the Greenwood
Abbeville county line near Jordans
mill: thence, the said GREENWOOD
Abbeville county line; in a souther-
w direction to its intersection with
the c. & w. C. Railway, about one
mile south of Troy; thence, a
straight line north So degrees east
5000 feet to a stake, south OF n
INCORPORATED limits o f Troy; thence,
q STRAIGHT line N. 46 degrees E. ~
$50 feet to a stake on the ApoeVlile'
Edgefeld public road; thence, inc
said Abbeville, Edgefeld public road
in a southerly direction to a ROAD
o%nnosite the Jabe Stone place; thence
N. A degrees, 80 minutes f.. 1,ZV9
feet to a stake; thence, a straight
line S. 83 degrees E. 1885, to a
stake near or at Collisions old mill
on Cuffytown Creek; thence, up the
run of said creek to the Callls0h-
Kirksey township line; thence, the
said township line in an easterly al
rection to the Martintown road;
thence, the said Martintown road III
"a southeasterly direction to the
Observation-Disclosures county line;
thence. the said Greenwood-Edge-
field County line in a westerly direc.
tion to a stake about one quarter OF
a mile west of the old White place;
thence. a straight line south IL de-
orees East 1O,978 feet to a stake;
thence, a straight line 5. II degrees
W. $3.50 feet to a stake; tnenee' q
straight line S. 13 degrees +. S,oZI
feet to a pine; thence, a stralgnI
line S. 35 degrees as minutes +. w.
400 feet to Cocoran Bridge on u
kew Creek; thence, a straight line >:
26 degrees 80 minutes E. 16,8OO feet
to a point where a branch crosses a
public road; thence, a straight l n
S. SO degrees 80 minutes w. 21,90S
feet to the run of Big Stevens Creek;
thence. down the run of Big Stevens
Creek to a stake; thence, a straight
line S. SO degrees w. 22,828 feet 10
the South Carolina-Georgla State
line in the Savannah River; thence,
the said South Carolina-G Georgia State
line in a northwesterly direction 10
the beginning point: e
3. Whereas, the boundaries OF
the proposed new county, the num-
her of inhabitants, the taxable pro-
perty, as well as all other require
ments of the Constitution and t
utes have been found and are as set
forth in said petition.
q. Whereas, the report of the
commissioners, appointed to ascer-
tain the facts as provided for by law
whether the requirements of the con-
stitution and Statutes as to area dis,
tance, wealth and population and
shape. ct cetera, are complied with
and are as stated in the petition, has
been filed in this office, wherein 1t
appears that the law has been fully
complied with in every particular
which is hereby confirmed.
s. Whereas, as no election had
been held upon said petition IN SAID
area upon the question of the lorna
ton of such new county, upon I'M
name thereof and the location OF the
county seat therein.
6. Whereas, under the Conshtu-
ton and laws of this State the petit
TONERS are entitled to have ordered
and it is made the duty of the Gov
ernor of the State to order an elec-
ton in said area upon said questions.
7. Whereas, an opportunity to
be heard was given to both propon,
ents and opponents of said proposed
new county, and proponents OF the
new county and their counsel appear,
ed in response to said notice.. and
some written communication in OPP
position thereto was received n con-
sidered but no person appeared IN
opposition thereto.
s. NOW THEREFORE, I, Rich
ard I. Manning, as Governor OF the
State of South Carolina, by virtue OF
the power conferred upon me by the
Constitution and laws of this State do
hereby order:
That an election be held in the ter.
>ritory embraced within the proposed
new county on the second Tuesday,
the 14th day of December, A. D.,
1915, upon the question of creating
the said new county and that at such
election the qualified electors within
the proposed area shall vote upon
said question, those favoring the