The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-11-15
A PROCLAMATION.

A rkUUlAmA1WN,
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
Columbia.
Whereas, petitions have been filed,
signed by more than one-third of the
qualified electors of certain portions OF
Florence and Williamsburg counties
proposed to be cut off to form new
county styled and called John Rutledge
county and embraced within the follow
ing lines, to wit:
3. Beginning at Lynch's bridge on
Lynch's river in said county Of Flor
ence, running thence up Lynch,s river
TO the point where the Florence Sumter
county line intersects with said river;
thence southwest along said line to Its
intersection with the Florence-C -Claren-
don county line; thence along said Flor
ence-C Clarendon county line to its inter-
section with the Williamsburg Claren-
don county line: thence southwest along
said Williamsburg Clarendon county line
to the point where it intersects with
the road leading from Cades along by
Hebron church into Clarendon county
(taking as a basis for description and
location a straight line from the last
named point southeast to the southern
boundary line of the lands Of w G Will
SOL in White Oak swamp, which line as
q basis for description and location is
hereinafter called the "basis line');
thence, that is to say, from said point OF
intersection of the Williamsburg-Clar-
endon county line with the Cades by
Hebron church road a straight line SIT
l5W one mile; thence southeastwardly
in a straight line to the point on the
said '.basis line" $4,000 feet from the
court house building at Kingstree;
thence southeastwardly straight line
to the point on the center of the Allan.
tic Coast Line railroad track 43. $40 feet
from the court house building at Kings
tree; thence southeastwardly a straight
line to the point on the said basis
line" 43, 600 feet from the court house
building at Kingstree; thence southeast
wardly q straight line coinciding with
the said ''basis line" to the southern
boundary line of the lands Of w G Will
son in White Oak swamp; thence pass
ing along the said southern boundary
line of the lands of w c Wilson in
White Oak swamp and continuing in the
same straight line to its intersection in
Black Mingo swamp with line running
from the northwest corner of the town
of Hemingway southwest IN straight
line along the public highway in front
of the Indiantown school house; thence,
that is to say, from said point of inter-
section of said two lines In Black Mingo
swamp, a straight line northeast to the
southeast corner of the lot of land on
which the Indiantown Presbyterian
church is situated; thence N69 30E a
straight line to the road at or near the
residence of RI Brown; thence north
east straight line to the southwest
corner of the town of Hemingway;
thence north along the western bound
ary line of said town of Hemingway to
the northern boundary line of said town
of Hemingway; thence running along
the northern boundary line of said town
of Hemingway to the northeastern cor
ner of the aforesaid town; thence
SS7E to the Williamsburg Georgetown
county line; thence up aforesaid county
line northeast to its intersection with
Great Pee Dee river near Smiths Mills;
thence up Great Pee Dee river to Bos-
ticks landing; thence southwest along
the road leading from Bostick's landing
to Beulah church two and three-tenrhs
miles; thence northwest in straight
line passing through Basis Cross Roads
and continuing to Lynch's river; thence
ND Lynch's river to a point one mile
south of Anderson's bridge on said riv-
er; thence northwest in straight line
to Lynch's bridge. the point of begin
ming.
3. Whereas, the boundaries of the
proposed new county, the number OF
inhabitants, the taxable property, as
we'll as all other requirements of the
Constitution and Statutes, have been
found to be and are as set forth in said
petition.
A. Whereas. the report of the commis-
sioners appointed to ascertain the facts
as provided for by law whether the re-
quirements of the Constitution and
Statutes as to area, distance, 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 par
tieular, which is hereby confirmed.
5. Whereas, as no election has been
held upon said petition in said area upon
the question of the formation of such
new county, upon the name thereof and
the location of the county seat therein
within four years previous to the date
hereof.
6. Whereas, under the Constitution
and laws of this State the petitioners
are entitled to have ordered and it IS
made the duty or the Governor of the
State to order an election III said area
upon said questions.
z. Now, therefore. l, Richard Man.
ming. Governor of the State of South
:arolina, by virtue of the power con-
ferred upon me by the Constitution and
laws of this State, do hereby order:
That an election be held in the terri
tory embraced within the proposed new
county on the second Tuesday. the elev-
enth day of December, A D 1917, upon
the question of creating the said new
county, and that at such election the
qualified electors within the proposed