The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-11-03

State of South Carolina-Executive
Department.

tions have been filed with the Cover
nor of this State and signed by more
than one-third of the qualified cleo
tors of certain portions of Abbeville,
Greenwood, and Edgefeld Counties,
proposed to be cut off to form a new
county styled and called McDuthe
County and embraced within the 1ol-
lowing lines, to-wit:
g.. Beginning at a point on tne
South Carolina-Georgia line IN the
Savannah River, opposite the mouth
a Golfer Creek, thence straight
line. N. As degrees E. 26, 72S feet
to the fork of roads at Riley's; thence
the public road, in an easterly dlrec-
ton to Island Ford Bridge over Little
River: thence, continuing 6,97S
feet to the fork of the road; thence,
turning to the east, following the
right hand road to the south fork OF
Little River, known as Whites
Creek; thence, straight line s.. 30
degrees, 80 minutes E. 23,80O feet
to point in the road near Clatwor.
thy's cross roads; thence, stralgnt
line N 78 degrees, Is minutes, +. l5,-
700 to a point on the Greenwood
Abbeville county line near Jordan,s
mill: thence, the said Greenwood
Abbeville county line; in a souther-
ly direction to it's intersection with
the C. & w. C. Railway, about one
mile south of Troy; thence, a
straight line north So degrees east
5000 feet to stake, south OF the
Incorporated limits f Troy; thence,
a straight line N. 46 degrees E. 49,
659 feet to stake on the Abbeville,
Edpefeld public road; thence, the
said Abbeville, Edgefeld public road
in a4southerly direction to q ROAD
opposite the Jabe Stone place; thence
N. "a degrees, 80 minutes E. 1900
feet to a stake; thence, a straight
line S. SO degrees E. 13,361 to a
stake near or at Callison's old mill
on Cuffytown Creek; thence, up the
run Of said creek to the Callison-
Kirksey township line; thence, the
said township line in an easterly dl-
rection to the Martintown road;
thence, the said Martintown road III
a southeasterly direction to the
Greenwood -Edgefeld county line;
thence, the said Greenwood-Edge-
field County line in westerly direc-
ton to stake about one quarter OF
a mile west of the old White place;
thence. a straight line south Is. de-
grees East 10,978 feet to stake;
thence, a straight line S. II degrees
w. $3.50 feet to a stake; thence, a
straight line s. 13 degrees E. 8,522
feet to a pine; thence, straight
line S. 35 degrees As minutes E. TO-
400 feet to Cocoran Bridge on Tuc-
key Creek; thence, straight line S.
263degrees 80 minutes E. 16,800 feet
to a point where branch crosses a
public road; thence, "a straight line
S. SO degrees 80 minutes w. 27,90S
feet to the run of Big Stevens Greek;
thence, down the run Of Big Stevens
Creek to stake; thence, a straight
line s. so degrees w. 22,82S feet to
the South Carolina Georgia State
line in the Savannah River; thence,
the said South Carolina Georgia State
line in a northwesterly direction to
the beginning point. D.
; 8. Whereas, the boundaries of
the proposed new county, the num-
Der of inhabitants, the taxable pro-
perty, as well as all other require
ments of the Constitution and Stat
,utes have been found and are as set
forth in said petition.
:, 4. 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 it
appears that the law has been fully
complied with in every particular,
which is hereby confirmed.
5. Whereas, as no election had
been held upon said petition in said
area upon the question of the forma-
ton of such new. county, upon the
name thereof and the location of the
county seat therein.
6. Whereas, under the Constitu-
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 cleo
ton in said area upon said questions.
z. 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 op-
position thereto was received and con-
sidered but no person appeared in
opposition thereto. .-.... IS.
g.. 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 18th 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