The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-11-10
PROCLAMATION
State of South Carolina-kxecutiVe
Department.

+ions 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 AbbeHilie'
Greenwood, and Edgefeld Counties,
proposed to lie cut OH to form new
county STYLED and called Mcouilie
, County and embraced WITHIN 'he 1oi-
lowing lines, to-wit; tho
2. Beginning at point on tne
so,,th Carolina-G eorgia line In tne
Savannah River, opposite the NOUN
Ss Golfer Creek, thence a straigns
line n. As degrees E. 26, 72S 1eet
80 the FORK OF roads at Riley's; thence
tbe nublic road, in an easterly direS-
ton to Island Ford Bridge over Llttle tle
pivar. thence. continuing o.S'S
faet r. the fork of the road; THENCE
turning to the east, following 'ae
right hand road to the south 19rk 1I ". W
Little River, known as Whites OK
Greek; thence, straight me D. o.
Saerees. 80 minutes F.. 23,8Oo 1eet
to a point in the road near Clatwor.
tbv's cross roads; thence, stTalghC
Inc n 78 degrees, Is minutes, T.. To-
Tn0 zoo to a point on the Greenwood
abheville county line near Jordan,s
mill: thence, the said GREENWOOD
Abbeyille county line; IN souther-
W. d;rection to it's intersection with
10 G. & w. C. Railway, about one
mile south of Troy; thence,
straight line north So degrees ease
5000 feet to a stake, south OF tne
Incorporated limits f Troy; Inence'
. Straight line N. 46 degrees +. ~
S5a feet to a stake on the Abbevllle'
Edeefeld public road; thence, the
sa;d Abbeville, Edgefeld public road
in southerly direction to road
nnnosite ~ the Jabe Stone place; thence
N ID degrees, 80 minutes +. 1,ZVo
foot to a stake; thence, a stralght
line s. SO degrees E. 13,361 to
stake near or at Collisions OLD mlll
on Cuffytown Greek; thence, up tne
run of said creek to the Calllsoh-
Kirksev township line; thence, the
said township line in an easterly ol-
rection to the Martintown ROAD;
thence, the said Martintown ROAD IN
a southeasterly direction to the
Greennwood-Edgefel county hne;
tHence the said Greenwood-Edge-
field County line in a westerly dlrec.
tion to a stake about one quarter OF
a mile west of the old White place;
thence. straight line south 'l5 de-
grees East ,10,978 feet to stake;
thence, a straight line S. II degrees
". $3.50 feet to a stake; thence, =
straight line S. 13 degrees E. 8,o2Z
feet to a pine; thence, stralgnt
line S. 35 degrees as minutes E. w.
400 feet to Cocoran Bridge on Tus-
kew Greek; thence, q straight line >.
26 degrees 80 minutes E. 16,S00 feet
to a point where branch crosses q
public road; thence, stralgat nne ne
S. So degrees 80 minutes W. Zf,9Go
feet to the run of Big Stevens Creek;
thence, down the run of Big Stevens
Creek to a stake; thence, straight
line S. SO degrees w. 22,828 feet to
the South Carolina-Georgia State
line in the Savannah River; thence,
the said South Carolina-Georgla State
line in a northwesterly direction 10
the beginning point:
- 3. 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. -,
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 it
appears that the law has been fully
complied with in every particular,
which is hereby confirmed. 5.
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 peti-
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 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
said question, those favoring the