The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-11-24
PROCLAMATION
State of South Carolina-ExecutiVe
Department.

L..
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 Abbevllle'
Greenwood, and Edgefeld Countess
nroncsed to be cut off to form a ne"
county styled and called MEDIUMS
Countv and embraced within the 1oi-
lowing lines, to-wit: tho
q. Beginning at a point on the
ssntb Carolina-Geo eorgia line IN the
Savannah River, opposite the NOUN
of Golfer Creek, thence stralghe
line n. IS degrees E. 26, 72S fee1
~ m the fork of roads at Riley's; thence
the public road, in an easterly Gittla ;+t1a
tion to Island Ford Bridge over cieeie oGe
River; thence, continuing @ o.sa9
feet to the fork of the road; thenSs'
+,,rnino to the east, following the
r;eht hand road to the south tork Oh
7 I;ftle River, known as Whltes
CreeS: thence, a straight line 5; 80
Seerees 90 minutes E. 23,SOO feet
n a noint in the road near ClatWor-
tbv's cross roads; thence, stTalgh'
line N rs degrees, Is minutes, r. To-
700 to a point on the GfeenMop1' Jon's
Abbeville county line near Joruam ad .
mill: thence, the said GreenWoou-
Abbeville county line; IN soutneL.
jv direction to its intersection WIN
+Le G. & w. C. Railway, about one
mile south of Troy; thence
STRAIGHT line north So degrees, east
nOo feet to a stake. south OF the
;ncornorated limits o Troy; thence'
. STRAIGHT line N. 46 degrees +. ~
s5o feet to a stake on the Abbevlllle'
Edgefeld public road; thenee, onS .nS
said Abbeville, Edgefeld puollc roaJ J
in southerly direction to a roaa a
onnosite the Jabe Stone place; thenee aSe
n a. degrees, 80 minutes E. l,zV3
loot to a stake; thence, stralght
line s. SO degrees E. 1885,, to
I s4aLe near or at Collisions old mill
on Cuffvtown Creek; thence, up the
run of said creek to the Calllsoh-
Kirksey township line; thence, tne
said township line in an easterly o,.
rection to the Martintown roao'
thence, the said Martintown roao Nv
A. southeasterly direction to the
Greenwood-Edgefeld county hne;
thence. the said Greenwood-Edge-
field County line in westerly dlrecc
tion to a stake about one quarter OF
a mile west of the old White place;
thence. a straight line south IL de-
erees East 1O,978 feet to stake;
thence, a strai ght line S. II degrees
W. $3.50 feet to a stake; thence, ,a
straight line S. 13 degrees +. o,oI1
feet to a pine; thence, stralghe
line S. 35 degrees As minutes +. w.
400 feet to Cocoran Bridge on Ius-
kew Creek; thence, straight line >.
a6 degrees 80 minutes E. 16,80O feet
to a point where branch crosses
public road; thence, a straight Hne
8. So degrees 80 minutes w. 27,90S
feet to the run of Big Stevens Creek;
thence, down the run of Big Stevens
Creek to a stake; thence, a stralgnt
line S. SO degrees w. 22,82S feet TO
the South CarolinaGeorgla State
line in the Savannah River; thence,
the said South Carolina-Georgla State
line in a northwesterly direction 10
the beginning point: i.
8. Whereas, the boundaries OF
the proposed new county, the num-
her of inhabitants, the taxable pro-
perty, as we'll 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 1t
appears that the law has been fully
complied with in every particular,
which is hereby confirmed. .
5. Whereas, rs no election had
been held upon said petition IN SAID
area upon the question of the fornla-
ton of such new county, upon the
name thereof and the location OF the
county seat therein.
6. Whereas, under the Constltu-
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.
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 op-
position thereto was received and con-
sidered but no person appeared IN
opposition thereto.
8. 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 en- 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